The Venezuelan government enacted a 30% salary increase and expanded a range of benefits for Venezuela's approximately half a million active and retired public school teachers on Tuesday, as a result of a collective contract agreement signed with teachers unions last Friday.
Very few teachers went on strike today, in response to some teachers’
federations call for one, over demands for pay increases and more job
security. The Venezuelan government called the strike illegal, as it is
currently in negotiations with teachers’ unions.
