Workers agree to open gates at University of Puerto Rico

San Juan, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The Workers Union of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) confirmed that, as part of a strike, it will not prevent the entrance to Rio Piedras campus.

August 17, 2023
07:28

On Wednesday, the union’s president, David Muñoz Hernández, noted at the conclusion of a negotiation session with delegates from the UPR administration that in this way they will comply with an order from San Juan Superior Court Judge Anthony Cuevas Ramos.

UPR President Luis A. Ferrao and Rector Angélica Varela filed an interim action for the court to order the strikers to allow free access to Rio Piedras campus.

Muñoz Hernández assured that the UPR administration has not yet complied with the payment of the retroactive salary, as agreed last February, that is why they decided to go ahead with the strike that began Wednesday morning, because their compensation is less than the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.

The Fiscal Oversight Board (FOSB) imposed by Washington is obliged to approve the union’s demand to end the labor-management conflict.

The union asked Ferrao to honor the retroactive payment of a first wage increase from $7.50 to $8.50 as of July 1, 2022, and from $8.50 to $9.50 as of July 1 this year.

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