The state teachers of Rio de Janeiro decided to maintain the strike after the assembly. The decision was taken this Thursday (15) and then they held a demonstration in the city center. The strike will complete one month on June 17.
On May 17, the strike began to demand a wage increase in line with the national wage floor, as well as better working conditions and other benefits.
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Currently, salaries that follow the national salary floor for teachers are R$ 4,420.55. To reach this value in Rio de Janeiro, a 12% readjustment would be necessary, which is what is being demanded by teachers in the current strike.
The state education network of Rio de Janeiro comprises 92 cities and more than 670,000 enrolled students.
On the 15th, the assembly took place after the intervention of the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, which tried to end the strike without meeting all the demands of the category. The meeting was attended by more than two thousand professionals from the state network of Rio de Janeiro.
In the government's decision was the release of the salary increase. However, other factors were not considered, such as length of service, which affects the salaries of part of teachers who have been working longer.
“This decree violates the law on the career plan for teachers. It is not fair to match all the salaries of professionals, said the union representative of education professionals, Mariana Moreira, in a press interview.”
In addition to updating teachers' salaries, SEPE-RJ (State Union of Education Professionals) Education) is also demanding the floor of other school employees, such as lunch ladies, servants and porters.
In an official note, the Secretary of Education said that it will guarantee the salary increase and that, since 2021, the government has made investments of almost one billion in benefits.
In the latest SEPE-RJ bulletin, the main demands that will be negotiated with the Governor were posted.
So far, the teachers' strike in the state of Rio de Janeiro has not been interrupted. A new general meeting was scheduled for June 21 at Quadra São Clemente; then there will be a public act.
