Overview
- Education Minister José Goity says a 25‑hour grade teacher would earn 1.3 million pesos in February, rising to 1.4 million with the Asistencia Perfecta attendance bonus.
- The package combines a 3% compensation on December pay with 12.5% spread from January to June and includes a 100,000‑peso Fondo Universal de Capacitación, free postgraduate courses, and higher supplements for school leaders.
- Amsafé rejected the proposal with 99.5% of votes, scheduled actions for Feb. 23–27, and called a strike for March 2 while demanding a 33% raise, an automatic inflation clause, and scrapping Asistencia Perfecta.
- The government says the school year will begin on March 2 regardless of the bargaining outcome, arguing the offer would place Santa Fe among provinces with the best teacher salaries.
- State unions broaden the dispute: ATE seeks a 1.8 million peso minimum across the public sector, and health union Ampros will press on Feb. 24 for the permanent appointment of about 2,000 workers.