Leaders of main education unions hold a press conference to announce a strike action if wage talks with the Kirchnerite government fail.
While teachers vow to strike over pay, government officials were meeting with unions representatives to try to reach a deal on the minimum salary.
Earlier, Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said government’s “efforts” in education are “colossal” and considered unions’ threats could jeopardize the collective bargaining process.
In his daily brief to the press, the head of ministers announced the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will take a “final proposal” to the negotiation table this afternoon when national authorities and unionized teachers meet in a new round of salary talks.
“The total investment allocated to the educational system accounts for 9 percent of the GDP,” Capitanich affirmed calling to recognize the government’s “efforts” in the education area which he defined as “colossal”.
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