On Monday, the first business day of the month, Argentina began a national teacher's strike. The reason is the labor reform approved by Congress last week, as well as the defense of 'public education, decent work, and the rights of workers.' The main organizer is the Confederation of Workers of the Education of the Argentine Republic (CTERA), which stated that the Labor Modernization Law promoted by the National Government 'is not aimed at job creation or improving working conditions,' but at 'precarizing work' and promoting 'flexibility in labor relations,' which would lead to 'job loss.' According to the Argentine News Agency, the initiative of CTERA was also supported by other unions such as the Union of Argentine Teachers (UDA), the Association of Technical Teaching Teachers (AMET), the Argentine Teachers Confederation (CEA), and the Argentine Union of Private Teachers (SADOP). So far, the confirmed provinces are those where the start of the school year was scheduled for this Monday, March 2: Buenos Aires (PBA and Autonomous City), Santa Fe, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Salta, Santa Cruz, Mendoza, San Luis, Corrientes, Catamarca, Jujuy, Chaco, Formosa, and Misiones. In Tucumán, the Tucumán Association of Provincial Educators (ATEP) suspended its adherence to the strike after complying with the mandatory conciliation dictated by the Secretariat of Labor. The main demand of the province was the convening of the National Teacher's Parity Conference, an increase in the education budget, and the restitution of the FONID (National Teacher's Incentive Fund). The start of classes would be regularized on Tuesday, March 3; to check the specific schedule for each district, you can consult the portal and official sites of each provincial ministry.
