Argentina
Universities call a march on October 15, and at UBA there will be rotating strikes until October 22
The university system announced a new mobilization demanding funding and compliance with the current law. At UBA, faculty and non-teaching staff defined a staggered 23-day strike plan.
The National Interuniversity Council called a new federal university march for October 15, amid the conflict over funding for higher education institutions. According to Clarín, it will be the fifth mobilization of this kind during Javier Milei’s administration.
In a statement, the organizers said the call comes amid the lack of response in the collective bargaining and judicial arenas, the failure to comply with the University Funding Law, and in the context of the parliamentary debate over the 2027 Budget.
From the Argentine University Federation, its president Joaquín Carvalho said the demand is aimed at compliance with that law, scholarships to study, decent wages and sufficient resources for the operation of universities. He also described as “absurd” the allocations planned for the sector in the 2027 Budget bill sent to Congress, according to Clarín.
At the University of Buenos Aires, the Association of UBA Teachers and the Association of UBA Staff decided on rotating strikes between September 21 and October 22, with visibility activities at different campuses and academic units.
ADUBA general secretary Emiliano Cagnacci questioned the Government’s failure to comply with the law and said the Supreme Court ruled in the same sense as the National Congress. Perfil added that the October 15 mobilization will head toward the Palace of Courts.
According to Clarín, the rectors warned that the funds planned would not be enough to guarantee university operations in 2027 and estimated a need of about $11 billion, including the implementation of what was established by the law approved by Congress after Javier Milei’s veto. The same outlet reported that, for the Government, that calculation is “unjustified” because it would include the union interpretation of wage increases and the full validity of the law, while the judicial injunction would have only authorized adjustments in scholarships and salaries.
The strike schedule at UBA will begin on September 21 at the Rectorate and will continue through different faculties, schools, institutes and departments until October 22, when the measure will conclude at the Hospital de Clínicas.
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