Marquez: Majority of Venezuelan Universities in favor of an indefinite strike [View all]

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Source: El Universal

Article translated fom the Spanish:

Caracas.-El presidente de la Asociación de Profesores de la UCV, Víctor Márquez, asegura que la mayoría de las universidades está a favor de una paralización indefinida de actividades y recordó que este lunes arranca un nuevo paro de 96 horas.

"According to Marquez, president of the teachers' association of the UCV (biggest state university in Venezuela), a majority of the universities ready for indefinite strike. Strike started yesterday for 96 hours"

Aseguró que el paro de 72 horas convocado la semana pasada, se cumplió entre 90 y 95%, en todo el país.

"Last week's strike was followed by 90-95% of the teachers countrywide"

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Declaró que lo que se ha observado es una actitud destructiva por parte del Gobierno hacia el sistema educativo y dijo que la lucha por la contratación colectiva de los profesores universitarios cumplió seis años.

He pointed out "the government's destructive attitude toward the educational system" and declared that "the university teachers' fight for collective contracts has been going on for 6 years"

Explicó que con el aumento de 20% decretado por el Gobierno, un profesor titular quedaría con un sueldo por debajo del mínimo nacional y alegó que el sueldo de un profesor cuando arranca en la universidad apenas alcanza a 2,614 bolívares.

"He explained that even with the 20% raise that the govt decided, a full (titular) professor would still earn a wage under to the minimum legal wage. He stressed that the salary of a starting university teacher equates 2,614 bolivares only"

Read more: http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/130429/marquez-mayoria-de-universidades-esta-a-favor-de-paralizacion-indefini

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Even with the last 20% increase in their salary, university teachers are still under the minimum wage in Venezuela.
A starting teacher earns now 2,614 bolivares, which is around 343 US$/ month at the official exchange rate (6.3 VEB/USD) and 87 US$/ month at the real exchange rate (25VEB/USD).

A lot less (around half) of the wage of a "cadete" (first class soldier in the army). Taking about the model of society wished by this pseudo "left" and their unconditional loudspeakers in this forum.