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Weeklong Strike Shuts Classes at Argentina’s National Universities

Union federations plan further stoppages to press for wage talks over financing law compliance.

Overview

  • The coordinated walkout runs March 16–20 and disrupts classes, final exams and admission activities across national universities and affiliated pre-university schools.
  • FATUN scheduled a 24-hour strike for March 31, with additional stoppages set for April 8, 17 and 23.
  • Unions demand full implementation of Law 27.795 and recovery of wages they estimate fell about 51% through November 2025.
  • FATUN says it has received no official notice of unilateral pay increases from the national government and no call to a general paritaria.
  • At the National University of La Plata, adherence topped 90% overall with full compliance in pre-university colleges, while CONADU approved a new two-week strike in April and an April 1 meeting is expected to set next steps.