Overview

• The 48-hour national stoppage runs August 26–27 under CONADU and CONADU Histórica, with another 48-hour rotation confirmed for September 1–2.
• Teachers are demanding the reopening of free collective bargaining, immediate salary recomposition, and larger budgets for universities, science and technology.
• The Senate approved a university financing law 58–10 (with three abstentions), yet unions warn it could face a presidential veto and are preparing a new March Federal in September.
• The government’s unilateral 7.5% pay increase scheduled for September to November has been rejected by unions as far below what is needed to restore purchasing power.
• Early reports show strong closures in pre-university schools and uneven adherence across faculties in places like La Plata and Rosario, as rectors convene August 29 in Rosario under the CIN to plan the 2026 budget.