The congress of the Entre Ríos Teachers’ Union Association (AGMER), which meets this Monday in Colón, does not have mandates to apply forceful measures in schools within the framework of the sector’s salary claim.
The motion that would be imposed based on the mandates carried by the congressmen is to demand from the provincial government a salary proposal for the months of April, May and June that adjusts to the inflation projections for those months. And that it includes a “guarantee clause” that equalizes the salary guideline to the accumulated inflation of the first half of 2024.
And that the proposal that the Executive presents at the joint salary table for teachers updates the calculation base.
On April 17, the Government announced at the joint table salary increases for teachers for the months of March and April and salary updates that cover the current semester. After a meeting at the Ministry of Labor between representatives of the General Council of Education (CGE) and the teachers’ unions, the proposal was presented to pay 5% in April retroactive to March (5% in March, 5% in April) plus 3% for April. It will be 13% if the retroactive payment that will be received at the end of the month is considered.
The meeting was adjourned until Friday, May 3.
That was the second salary increase for teachers, who have already lost the National Teacher Incentive Fund (Fonid) and the additional one for Connectivity, a reinforcement that emerged during the coronavirus pandemic when virtual education was imposed. But these complements were financed by the Nation.
The administration of President Javier Milei decided to cut off these extra money remittances for teacher salaries, and the Province could only pay them with resources from February salaries. In March, a 10% reduction in salaries was applied when those two additional payments were eliminated.
The first staggered salary increase that the Government offered to teachers was in March:
-22% increase in the salaries of those who receive the out-of-pocket minimum.
-Increase of 18% plus an additional point in codes 06 and 14 for teachers from the first year to 19 years of seniority.
-18% increase for teachers who have more than 19 years of seniority.
Maintain for February salaries the amounts corresponding to the Fonid and Connectivity concepts.
-Updating the compensation for transfer (code 029) to the 16th part of the liter of fuel (ref.: YPF super gasoline ACA Paraná) per kilometer with a limit of 60 km. With the commitment to convene a transport commission in order to discuss how to calculate the additional transfer fee.
The agreement was sealed in early March.
Now, the teachers affiliated with AGMER will debate the scenario in congress and vote on demands to the Government that will take to the new joint meeting on Friday, May 3.
