The National Universities Union Front announced for Thursday a 24-hour strike after the Chamber of Deputies endorsed the veto of the President, Javier Milei, which overturns a law that guaranteed the budget for the current year of the higher education institutions. teleSUR
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00:00In Argentina, this October 9th, with 160 votes in favor, 84 against, and 5 abstentions,
00:06the Congress approved the veto of a university financing law, followed by teachers' unions' protest.
00:12Since the beginning of Malay's administration, state contributions to universities fell by 30%,
00:17and professional salaries lost around 24% of their purchasing power.
00:21Due to the veto, protests were organized, and uniformed officers repressed thousands of university students
00:26who had gone to Plaza de los Dos Congresos.
00:29Union leaders affirmed that the demonstration seeks to reject the deputies
00:34who voted against the popular demand to defend universities
00:39and to consolidate the planned defense of salary and budget.
00:42Those mobilized assured that the popular will had been betrayed.