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Argentina’s Public Schools Close Tuesday as CTERA Leads 24-Hour National Teachers’ Strike

Unions say the walkout seeks restoration of FONID and the reopening of national wage talks.

Overview

  • CTERA confirmed a nationwide 24-hour stoppage for Tuesday, October 14, with a central march called for 10:00 outside Congress in Buenos Aires.
  • The Frente de Unidad Docente Bonaerense and multiple provincial unions will join, affecting public schools at all levels while participation in private schools is expected to vary locally.
  • University sectors including Conadu Histórica and COAD at the National University of Rosario announced adherence, disrupting some university and pre-university activities.
  • The Santa Fe government said schools will remain open, will deduct pay for teachers who strike, and will use attendance certifications tied to a perfect-attendance bonus.
  • Core demands include a new Education Financing Law, restitution of FONID with arrears, reconvening the national wage bargaining table, salary hikes, larger education budgets and infrastructure funds, and protection of teacher pensions.