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Argentina’s University Unions Launch 72-Hour Strike Over Suspended Financing Law

The walkout seeks to force enforcement of the financing law the presidency put on hold.

Overview

  • CONADU, CONADU Histórica and FAGDUT began a nationwide 72-hour stoppage from November 12 to 14, halting classes across public universities.
  • Unions demand full implementation of Law 27.795, salary restitution with reopened paritarias, restoration of FONID, and a larger 2026 budget.
  • The government promulgated the law but suspended its application pending funding sources, prompting a legal challenge from the UBA and plans by unions to judicialize wage bargaining disputes.
  • Operations vary by campus, with many non-teaching staff not joining, facilities remaining open in some cases, exams largely maintained at the UNC, and FAGDUT pairing a one-day full strike with two days of visibility actions.
  • Leaders warn they could delay the start of the 2026 academic year if there is no movement on the law, while a separate indefinite faculty strike at Peru’s UNP has kept over 15,000 students out of classes for a week.