The demand for decent wages and a university budget The movement “adequate education” has gained strength in Argentina, reflecting the growing concern of the educational community about the working conditions and financing of public universities. This movement has united teachers, students, researchers and university authorities in a common struggle to defend quality public education.
Recently, the mayor of Esteban Echeverría, Fernando Gray, expressed his support for these claims during a meeting with authorities from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Gray said: “We are going to support the educational community’s demands for decent wages and in defense of the right to education in the streets.” university budget“.
This support comes on top of a series of demonstrations and protests that have taken place across the country, highlighting the scale of the discontent. The conflict has intensified due to the lack of satisfactory responses from the national government.
National universities have announced strikes and demonstrations for next week, in an effort to make their demands visible and to pressure for a solution. University unions have organized three days of protest, which include public classes, assemblies and leaflet distribution in all universities in the country.
The situation is critical, as the salaries of teachers and non-teaching staff have suffered a significant drop in purchasing power due to inflation. The National Interuniversity Council (CIN) has issued a statement expressing its “full support” for the “just claim” of the sector’s workers.
The rectors of national universities have backed the wage demands and urged the government to take urgent measures to reverse the loss of purchasing power. “Without decent wages, there is no quality university,” they said, stressing the importance of fair remuneration to ensure the proper functioning of educational institutions..
Budget
He university budget This is another critical point in this conflict. The University Financing Law, which guarantees adequate financing for public universities, is at risk of being vetoed by President Javier Milei.This possible veto has generated a wave of concern and rejection among the educational community.
During the meeting at the UBA School of Medicine, topics related to public education, the financing law and the situation of the scientific system were discussed. Participants agreed on the need to build public policies that strengthen the country’s educational and scientific system.
