Argentine Teachers' Union Votes to Strike on International Women’s Day

Teachers in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina voted to go on strike on March 8, observing the International Women’s Strike. They also voted for the union to provide busses to help teachers and the school community attend the march. The union represents 20,000 teachers that are overwhelmingly women.

Over 40 countries have called for a women’s strike on March 8.

Argentine teachers around the country will also engage in work stoppages on March 6 and 7 as part of a struggle for a salary increase. The government proposes to provide a meager wage increase that does not correspond to the rate of inflation.

On March 6, the teachers held a mass mobilization in Buenos Aires, with overwhelming support from the community.

This is an image of the March 6 teachers mobilization in Buenos Aires

Striking teachers sent a video in solidarity with CUNY’s Urban Education program and to The New School, which have canceled most classes for the International Women’s strike. These teachers are part of the socialist women’s group, Pan y Rosas.

See the video below:

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48 Years After the Military Coup, Tens of Thousands in Argentina Take to the Streets Against Denialism and the Far Right

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Argentina on March 24 to demand justice for the victims of the state and the military dictatorship of 1976. This year, the annual march had renewed significance, defying the far-right government’s denialism and attacks against the working class and poor.

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