Teachers’ union wants investigation of the case and application of sanctions; At the time, the government’s proposal was rejected
A teacher from UFG (Federal University of Goiás) was punched on Thursday (May 23, 2024) during an assembly of the institution’s teachers. The moment of the attack was filmed and published on social media.
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➡️ UFG professor receives punch during assembly
The attack occurred during an assembly of UFG teachers called to discuss the fate of the strike; meeting was interrupted by confusion
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The employees debated, in an extraordinary assembly of the teaching category, the continuation of the strike at the institution and the federal government’s proposal.
In a note, Adufg-Sindicato (Union of Teachers of the Federal Universities of Goiás) repudiated O “episode of physical violence occurred” and said that he hopes for the case to be correctly investigated and the appropriate sanction to be imposed.
“Intolerance and violence cannot have space anywhere in society, especially in a space that should favor the collective construction of knowledge. We reiterate our commitment to promoting a culture of peace and fighting to defend the teaching profession”he said.
Physics professor Ernanni Damião Vieira is the professor attacked in the video. To the newspaper Todaysaid he had filed a police report against the attacker, the psychology teacher Guilherme Araújo, and that he will ask for his expulsion from the university. The core of the confusion was the debate over whether or not to accept the government’s proposal.
At the Assembly, the teachers present chose for rejecting the government’s proposal to the category after 4 hours of debate.
THE STRIKE
Education professionals have been on strike for more than 1 month. The strike affects more than 57 federal universities. They ask for salary adjustments and other career improvements.
On May 15, the federal government, through the Ministry of Innovation and Management, led by Minister Esther Dweck, sent a proposal for an adjustment to the unions to meet the demands and end the strike. The deadline for unions to respond is Monday (May 27, 2024). However, as the Power360 has already shown, professionals must reject the government’s proposal.
The text presented by the management of Minister Esther Dweck together with the MEC (Ministry of Education) proposes an adjustment of 13.3% to 31% in 2 years, with the changes starting in 2025 – which means that professionals would not have an adjustment in this year. According to the MGI, with the linear adjustment given to federal civil servants in 2023, the total recovery will range from 23% to 43%.
Here’s how it would look:
- 2023: federal linear adjustment of 9%;
- 2024: no readjustment;
- 2025: adjustment of 9%;
- 2026: adjustment of 3.5%
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