They announced a teacher strike for this Monday, after the winter holidays

This Monday classes return in the City of Buenos Aires after the winter holidays, however, the Association of Middle and Higher Education (Ademys) called for a new teacher strike. In the province of Chubut, the return to classes will also be interrupted. The return to schools was scheduled for Monday, July 31, but will be delayed in some provinces. “No start of classes”, is the name of the call of Ademys. Through this call they seek better wages and working conditions.” We continue with poverty wages and well below what a typical family needs to live, which ATE Indec workers set for June at $ 363,570. In this way the government of Larreta, together with its Minister of Education Acuña, naturalize working two and even three positions so that teaching can reach the end of the month, “they point out from the call. For its part, the Ministry of Education recalled that this month they were granted a 10% increase. As reported by the ministry, more than 579,000 students will return to school tomorrow. From the entity they recalled that the City expects to fulfill 192 days of classes, so they would end on December 22. They also guaranteed that the strike will not negatively affect the development of classes. The Association of Teaching Workers of Chubut (ATECh) also called for a 48-hour teacher strike for Monday and Tuesday. Through a statement they demanded better pay and conditions. “For a starting salary of no less than $200,000, for schools in conditions,” they requested. The government of Chubut ordered that schools be ready for the return of classes, but the union called for a strike. “Teachers refuse to remain impoverished. We demand a salary recomposition!” they added.

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