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Education unions march to Congress against possible 2027 budget cuts

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Education unions, including the Teachers’ Association, marched to Congress in Valparaíso after walking more than 70 kilometres from the Santiago Metropolitan Region.
  • The unions oppose possible reductions in the 2027 education budget, saying they would affect both teaching and administrative work in public education.
  • Teachers’ Association president Mario Aguilar said the march was worth the physical strain to defend the right to education.

Education union leaders reached Chile’s Congress in Valparaíso after a two-day march from the Santiago Metropolitan Region against possible cuts to the 2027 budget. The mobilization began on Sunday and covered more than 70 kilometres.

The march included the Teachers’ Association and other education-related unions. They oppose reductions being considered by the government of President Kast, warning that the cuts would have a major impact on both the teaching and administrative sides of public education.

Teachers’ Association president Mario Aguilar said the participants arrived with “stiff muscles, blistered feet and aching knees.” He nevertheless said the effort had been worthwhile as they defended the right to education in Chile during the debate over the 2027 budget.

Stiff muscles, blistered feet and aching knees.

· Mario AguilarThe Teachers’ Association president described the physical toll of the two-day march.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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