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Peru’s Teachers Stage 24-Hour Strike Nationwide as Unions Press Pensions and Funding Demands

Union leaders set a Nov. 30 deadline for a congressional vote on pensions bill 3468, warning of a wider strike.

Overview

  • Coordinated marches in Lima, Chiclayo, Ayacucho and other regions followed a Sutep call for a 24-hour stoppage.
  • In Lima, hundreds rallied near Congress, with reports of shoves with police as the ATU closed central Metropolitano stations and diverted buses.
  • Chiclayo saw roughly 5,000 active and retired teachers march to the regional government headquarters, with traffic disorder reported due to scarce policing.
  • Ayacucho organizers demanded payment of a 487-soles bonus and the second tranche of a 200-soles raise, citing unfulfilled 2024 agreements.
  • University faculty in Iquitos said their action would continue indefinitely until a formal government response, while unions also pressed for allocating 6% of GDP to education.