Universities and federal institutes go on strike

Teachers at federal universities, federal institutes and federal technological education centers began a national strike this Monday (15). The workers rejected the proposal presented by the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services at the last Permanent Sectoral Negotiation Table, which took place on Thursday (11).

The employees of the Federal Institutes of Amazonas joined the national strike, among the State campuses that paralyzed activities are Manaus, Parintins and Maués. Among the main demands are the restructuring of careers and salary adjustments.

The coordination of the Federal Institute of Amazonas reported that the strikes took place after numerous attempts at negotiation with the government. “So far, negotiation attempts have not resulted in significant progress in meeting the demands of the Educational Affairs Technicians (TAEs). In this way, the strike appears as an instrument of pressure so that the demands of the category, for salary adjustment and career restructuring, are finally recognized and met”.

According to the National Union of Teachers of Higher Education Institutions (Andes), the proposal presented by the federal government was a zero salary adjustment, with increases only in food allowance, which would go from R$658 to R$1000; in the value of pre-school assistance, from R$321.00 to R$484.90, in addition to a 51% increase in the current value of supplementary healthcare.

The proposal was rejected in a meeting with the participation of 34 union sections in the sector, which also voted for the wall movement resulting in 22 votes in favor, seven against and five abstentions.

In the unified national agenda, teachers ask for an adjustment of 22.71%, in three installments of 7.06%, to be paid in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Also on the agenda is the revocation of Ministry of Education ordinance 983/20, which establishes an increase in the minimum class hours and frequency control through the electronic point for the Federal Network of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education. The repeal of the New Secondary Education and the Common National Base for Teacher Training (BNC-Formação) are also under discussion.

The National Strike Command (CNG) will be installed today (15) at 2:30 pm, in a meeting at the Andes headquarters, in Brasília, and, at 4 pm, the wall movement will also participate in a public hearing, at the Administration and Public Service Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, to debate the mobilizations and strikes of civil servants and technical-administrative employees of universities and federal institutes.

On Tuesday (16), until April 18, the movement will begin the Day of Struggle “0% readjustment is not enough!”, called by the Forum of National Entities of Federal Public Servants (Fonasefe). It is also planned to hold a week of local activities in the institutions between April 22nd and 26th.

In a note, the Ministry of Management informed that, in addition to formalizing the proposal presented last Thursday, a commitment was also made to open, by the month of July, all negotiation tables specific to careers requested to deal with demands and produce agreements that are positive for employees.

According to the organization, there are already ten tables dealing with readjustments for education with consensual agreements and eight are in progress. Furthermore, a working group was created to deal with the restructuring of the Career Plan for Technical-Administrative Positions in Education (PCCTAE). “The GT’s final report, delivered on 3/27 to the Minister of Management, Esther Dweck, will serve as input for the government’s career restructuring proposal, which will be presented to employees at the Specific Negotiation Table.”

The note concludes that the department remains open to dialogue with employees in the education area and all other areas, “but does not comment on negotiation processes within the Specific and Temporary Tables.”

*With information from Agência Brasil

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