Argentine Teachers' Strike Against Macri Massive Success
Argentine Teachers' Strike Against Macri Massive Success
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Teachers' unions hold massive strike. | Photo: @EdgardoRovira
Published 4 April 2016
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President Macri and his government faced yet another protest against their very unpopular austerity measures, among other issues.
Teachers from public and private schools in Argentina held their first national strike Monday since Mauricio Macri became president in December to protest the government's failure to comply with agreements reached with teachers' unions in February regarding salaries and working conditions.
The demonstrators, who gathered early in the morning, marched to the Ministry of Education, while across the country college professors from all national universities were expected to join the strike to demand the government begin salary negotiations and talks on other work-related issues.
The Education Workers' Confederation and the Union of Private School Teachers, the two unions that bring together elementary and high school teachers in Argentina, said they will also protest against the massive layoffs in the public sector.
María Laura Torre, secretary of the Education Workers' Confederation, said that the observance of the national strike was very high and that the call had proved very successful.
More:
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Argentine-Teachers-Strike-Against-Macri-Massive-Success-20160404-0028.html
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