CTERA classes do not start

CTERA classes do not start

Classes do not start

As Argentine folklore is part of a week classes begin the national teachers unions warned that promote "industrial action" if the government does not convene in the coming days the unions to resume wage negotiations. Teachers reject the proposal of the Executive of a starting salary of 2,245 pesos in March and demanding a minimum wage of 2,500 pesos. The uncertainty of the national joint endangers the beginning of the school year.

Buenos Aires, February 21, Agency for Children Today .- a week into classes, the national teachers unions threaten to make a strike if the government does not improve the proposal for a starting salary of 2,245 pesos in March.

The secretary general of the Confederation of Education Workers of Argentina (CTERA), Stella Maldonado said yesterday that the possibility of calling a national strike will be evaluated on Thursday at a conference in the headquarters of Ctera.

"By Thursday, is scheduled to Congress Ctera classic of this era and will be empowered to declare strike action," said Maldonado and called on the Government to convene "soon" to the five national trade unions to take over the joint.

The truth is that last week the government offered 2,245 pesos raise the starting salary of a teacher degree of simple and old-time, representing an increase of 22 percent.

Maldonado announced that national trade unions insist on your claim of "increased to 2,500 pesos starting salary, housing schemes and an increase of Teacher Incentive Fund (IDF)."

In addition, teachers want to discuss other issues such as increased family allowances and the proposal of the need to reduce the minimum non-taxable earnings.

This same scenario exists in the province of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires as teachers gathered in the Teachers' Union of Buenos Aires (UDOCBA) say they will hold "a resounding failure" if the administration "does not offer urgent."

The union chief, Miguel Diaz, said yesterday that "the government (provincial) has put thousands of excuses not to make a satisfactory offer in the joint."

"After much delay, if there are no answers, we will make an arrest without a strong turnout at our workplaces," he warned in a press release.

In this regard, the unionist said that "the province has sufficient funds to finance a wage increase according to the maintenance of purchasing power." Meanwhile, the administration has not decided when to Buenos Aires will include teachers' unions.

On the other hand, teachers locals resume today at 10 joint negotiations with the Minister of Education Esteban Bullrich, after last Saturday the unions rejected the proposed wage increase of 20 percent.

According to the school calendar, the start of classes is scheduled for 28 this month in 14 provinces, while it is scheduled to start between the first and March 2 in the rest of the country. The truth is that until now no one dares to finally confirm that classes will begin on the dates specified.



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