Overview
- CONADU voted to call a nationwide strike from May 26 to May 30 as the fourth full week of stoppage in the 2026 academic cycle.
- The government criticized the call as a politicized “paro turístico,” with Subsecretary Alejandro Álvarez saying unions are using the holiday to extend the stoppage.
- Teaching has been uneven across campuses and two careers at UBA Exactas—Data Science and Computer Science—had not started the term because of the measures.
- Faculty reports and union data show deep structural pressure on staff: Exactas says 438 resignations since December 2023 and FEDUN reports university pay has fallen 34.2% in real terms since November 2023.
- Negotiations and the legal status of the financing law remain unresolved and the strike could further affect classes, research funding and university-run services while institutions pursue local mitigation efforts.