Overview

• Public schools across most provinces are closed for the day, with uneven adherence by district and some private institutions operating normally.
• The central mobilization began at 10:00 outside the National Congress, where authorities set up barriers and rerouted traffic in surrounding streets.
• CTERA and allied unions demand the return of the FONID, urgent convocation of the Paritaria Nacional Docente, a new Education Financing Law, more funds for salaries and infrastructure, and protections for pensions.
• Union leaders link the action to opposition to the proposed 2026 Budget, which they say removes the state’s 6% of GDP education investment obligation under Law 26.206.
• The FUDB and numerous provincial unions joined the strike, while UDA declined to participate, arguing the timing so close to national elections makes the move inappropriate.