The country’s main union organization reported that mobilizations and other forms of protest will take place throughout the day in all regions with the participation of its various constituent sectors.

The Public Sector Roundtable, made up of 16 organizations affiliated with the CUT, ratified its participation in the national strike to make their demands visible.

The Association of Municipal Employees, the National College of Teachers, the National Association of Public Employees, and representatives from the health and kindergarten sectors, among others, will also participate in the rallies.

CUT Secretary General Eric Campos said the strike is not just an act of protest, but a call to build a country where development is not simply an economic indicator, but a reality for the benefit of all.

The call is intended as a response to a political scenario in which democratic debate and the possibilities for real transformation are increasingly restricted.

The main demands are to strengthen collective bargaining at the level of each branch of production, rather than across the board as employers seek; to enforce the 40-hour workweek in the public sector; an end to union harassment promoted by the Comptroller General’s Office; compliance with the legislation against workplace harassment (the Karin Law); progress toward genuine pension reform, as well as issues such as the right to universal childcare for all workers and halting the decline in the state budget allocated to social policies.

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