Apucv calls for protest on May 12 and denounces "arbitrary payment of the Responsibility Bonus"
The Association of Professors of the Central University of Venezuela (Apucv) called for a national protest for Tuesday, May 12, in the city of Caracas, to express their discontent with the current economic situation of the guild. According to their social networks, university professors will gather in front of the headquarters of the Planning Office of the University Sector (OPSU), located in the center of the capital, starting at 10:00 a.m.
TL;DR
- Apucv is organizing a national protest in Caracas on May 12.
- The protest aims to express discontent over the economic situation of university professors.
- Professors are demanding "dignified salaries" and improved working conditions.
- A major point of contention is the "arbitrary payment of the Responsibility Bonus," announced on April 30.
- The Apucv states that this bonus has excluded administrative, labor personnel, and retirees.
- 75% of university professors have not received the "responsibility bonus for professionals in strategic areas."
- 96% of retired staff and contractors also did not receive the bonus.
- The protest joins other recent demonstrations demanding salary improvements and defense of university sector benefits.
- Apucv criticizes the government's bonus scheme as a form of "desalarization."