Nearly 800,000 students were affected by a two-day nationwide teacher strike in El Salvador. Members of several national unions carried out a work stoppage in protest of teacher pay.
One union abstained from striking, citing the financial crisis impacting the country and its willingness to negotiate with the government. But teachers from more than 2,000 schools chose to report to their classrooms while officially declining to teach.
The unions criticize the government for failing to enact a 2010 law approving a salary increase. After the strike, unions renegotiated with the Ministry of Education for a pay increase of about 20%. One union rejected the agreement, calling for a new strike in June.
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