Overview

• Between August 11 and 16, all 57 national universities will halt classes under a unified strike encompassing teaching and non-teaching personnel.
• Conadu Histórica and FATUN unions rejected a government offer of a 7.3% salary increase, citing more than 50% real-wage erosion due to record inflation.
• From August 18 to September 7, unions plan weekly 48-hour rotating stoppages to sustain pressure on the government for budget and wage reforms.
• Unions are organizing a Federal University March later this month to rally broader support and highlight risks of institutional 'vaciamiento'.
• Senate consideration of a University Financing Law, approved by the lower house but facing a potential presidential veto, will be pivotal to securing stable university funding.