On Wednesday, March 5, the day of the beginning of the 2025 school year, the Teachers’ Association called a teachers’ strike due to the refusal of the local mayor, Mario Desbordes, to enforce this labor right, won more than 20 years ago.

After several days of negotiations, Desbordes agreed to make the payment, but without the usual adjustment for the increase in the inflation index, an offer that was partially accepted by the teachers.

The capital commune, which ended the conflict, informed that the before, 26 of the 40 schools on strike decided to start classes and the rest will do so this Tuesday, .

In Chile, municipalities have been in charge of school administration since 1980, when the regime of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) relieved the central government of this obligation.

The measure resulted in the fragmentation and reduction of the quality of education. It favored the entry of the private sector, especially in the communes with greater resources.

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