Trade unions, student organizations and self-organized students are gathering this Thursday in front of the National Congress. The Senate of the nation has on its agenda to deal with modifications to the university budget that were already voted on in the Chamber of Deputies.
The project proposes the update of budget appropriations intended to cover operating expenses at the beginning of the 2024 financial year due to the variation in the CPI (Indec) of 2023 and, then, its update every two months according to inflation (CPI variation), discounting the increases that were already granted during the year.
This implies that, in real terms, Maintains the value of the university budget the same as in 2023 (which does not mean that it is sufficient, since cuts from previous years were accumulated). It prevents the Government from being able to cut operating expenses in universities as it has been doing, and which put them completely in check at the beginning of the year, affecting 2 million students.
But, in addition, in the midst of the strong adjustment to teaching and non-teaching salaries, the law forces the government to restore wages to the level of purchasing power they had in January 2023. And it prevents wage declines in the future by proposing a monthly update of wages based on inflation.
mercy He has already announced that, if this rule is approved, will veto itjust as he did with the modest increase in pensions. After the session this Wednesday in the House of Representatives, where Macri supporters, Radicals and Peronists helped the Government to guarantee this veto, everything indicates that he would insist on the same policy.
Faced with that, The university community is discussing the call for a new mass mobilization like the one that took place on April 23.when a million people took to the streets across the country.
The national deputy @chipicastillouniversity professor, present at the university mobilization in front of the National Congress. Teachers, non-teaching staff and students demand the approval of the University Financing Law and repudiate Milei’s veto announcement. pic.twitter.com/Hae5Qwshf4
— The Left Daily (@izquierdadiario) September 12, 2024
It is essential to prepare this mobilization so that it is the first step in a continuing fight to guarantee the increase in the university budget, but also the fight against the entire adjustment plan. For this, a organization from below, democratic, in all the faculties and universities of the country. Negotiations above the authorities, which are the same ones that demobilized after the massive march in April, cannot be trusted.
Representatives and national deputies of the Left Front, such as Nicolás del Caño, Christian Castillo and Alejandro Vilca (PTS-FITU), among others, are present at the mobilization.
Con @chipicastillo y @vilcalejandro together with a delegation from the @ptsjuventud We are present at the protest in front of Congress to protest against the University Financing Law that is being discussed in the Senate. pic.twitter.com/fGj58Bbqck
— Nicolas del Caño (@NicolasdelCano) September 12, 2024
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
