The guild will mobilize to claim an improvement in the games for the next Rendition of Accounts.
With the demand for a budgetary improvement in the next Accountability, the Coordinator of Education Unions of Uruguay (CSEU) announced a 24-hour strike for this Wednesday, June 21, which will include a mobilization to demand that the government invest more in the area.
The groups ratified that the measure will affect public and private institutions. The protest will include a march from the esplanade of the University of the Republic (Udelar) to the Presidency building in Ciudad Vieja to raise their demands to the administration headed by President Luis Lacalle Pou, in a sector that has one of the most up-to-date salaries.
Through a statement, from the CSEU they insisted that they will claim for “6% of the GDP for the National Administration of Public Education (ANEP) and the University of the Republic (UdelaR)”. Regarding budget allocations, they will insist on “1% of GDP for research and development”.
The forceful measure, which has the support of numerous groups, includes slogans “against the privatization and commercialization of public education”, in addition to “for a salary equal to half a family basket” and “the creation of sufficient positions per institution; and by items for building maintenance”.
Pablo Da Silveira anticipated that the Accountability does not contemplate an increase in teachers
The Minister of Education and Culture, Pablo Da Silveira, announced days ago that an increase in teachers’ salaries is not expected to be included in the Accountability. Arguing along these lines, he argued that education workers “they became a privileged group” in Uruguay.
“Teachers in salary matters were very well treated by this government, but more resources are needed,” he admitted at the time on the Who’s Who program. “In my ministry there are people who earn less than the teacher’s salary,” questioned the head of Education and Culture, denying a salary increase.
Finally, referring to budget issues, he stated: “It is not true that less is being spent on education. They are lame calculations.” In this regard, he pointed out that “teachers had one of the best salary agreements that workers in the entire world had.” country”.
Source: Ambito
