Today, public school teachers across the country are striking in protest of what they consider to be inadequate salaries in light of rising inflation. The Macri administration has refused to renegotiate wage increases, an agreement reached between the government, employers and workers known as “collective bargaining.” The Public School Teacher’s Union (Ctera) will strike today, while the Private School Teacher’s Union (Sadop) will strike on September 2nd. The Teacher’s Union of Buenos Aires Province (Suteba) will also strike at some point within the next month. Read more: Public And Private Teachers To Strike Across Argentina For Higher WagesTeachers in Buenos Aires Province went on strike earlier this month, with 3.3 million children being unable to attend classes as a result. Baradel told Radio La Red, “It is incomprehensible that no one wants to talk about the fact that inflation is higher than salary raises.

Source: The Bubble August 24, 2016 15:33 UTC