Government Advances by Decree to Guarantee Teacher Salaries

Event Date: July 14, 2026

After the conclusion of the collective bargaining negotiations (known in Argentina as paritarias, joint committees where the government and unions set salaries) without reaching a consensus with the sector's unions, the Government of Entre Ríos resolved to decree the first stage of the salary increase offered to teachers. The measure seeks to provide predictability and guarantee the payment of July's wages, according to sources from the Secretariat of Labor cited by Elonce, a local news outlet.

The official proposal contemplates a 3% increase for July, with the calculation base updated to June. Additionally, an improvement of between 20% and 28% was established for concepts linked to the Fopid (Provincial Teacher Incentive Fund, a performance and seniority bonus) and Connectivity (a stipend to cover internet and technological tool expenses for remote teaching), depending on the worker's workload.

The Union Landscape and the Search for Dialogue

Despite the advance via decree, the union entities maintain their expectations of improving the proposal. From AGMER (the Association of Teachers of Entre Ríos, the main provincial teachers' union), its deputy secretary, Lía Fimpel, stated that the offer continues to be insufficient given the inflationary process and ratified the rejection of the salary proposal, questioning that the 3% calculation is made on November's wages.

In this context, ATE (Association of State Workers) and UPCN (Union of Civilian Personnel of the Nation), two major public sector unions in Argentina, have also expressed their disagreement with the proposal and are preparing for strike measures if there is no superior offer. The provincial government, for its part, had scheduled a new meeting with state unions for July 14, 2026, at 10:00 hours to review the percentages, which keeps the door open to institutional dialogue.

With a national scenario showing a deceleration of inflation—which in June 2026 stood at 1.9% according to INDEC (the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses of Argentina)—the Entre Ríos government trusts that macroeconomic stability will promptly channel negotiations for the benefit of the entire educational community and the peace of mind of the workers.

Source: Elonce