Overview
- Strikes began on Thursday with high local adherence as multiple unions launched coordinated stoppages to press demands for funding and wage fixes.
- Local timetables vary: the UNCA union set a 72‑hour strike through November 16, ADIUNT in Tucumán is on strike until November 18, and COAD at the National University of Rosario will strike November 16–21 and hold a public Cabildo on November 20.
- Unions demand a roughly 32–33.4% salary recomposition and payment of accumulated wage mass, and they cite judicial rulings tied to Judge Cormick that they say the executive has ignored.
- The dispute centres on the proposed 2027 budget, which the government values at 7.2 trillion pesos versus rectors’ request of about 11 trillion, a gap unions say would mean a real cut in university resources.
- Unions warn of stepped‑up measures if the budget passes as proposed, including suspending exam mesas and preparing a refusal to start the 2027 academic year, and they plan mass mobilizations timed to the congressional budget debate later this month.