BUENOS AIRES: Tens of thousands of Argentine public school teachers protested Wednesday for higher salaries, the latest salvo in an increasingly nasty dispute with President Mauricio Macri’s government. “Argentine teachers are angry,” said protest leader Sonia Alesso. Teachers are demanding a pay raise of 35 percent to keep pace with inflation, estimated at 40 percent last year. Many teachers have gone on strike, completely or partially interrupting classes at 75 percent of public schools. Teachers’ unions fired back that it was in poor taste to compare their strike with Hiroshima.

Source: Manila Times March 22, 2017 20:37 UTC