About this episode

This episode discusses the great education strike in Peru on May 8, 1978, against the military dictatorship.

On this day, 8 May 1978, education workers in Peru launched their first "great strike" against the military dictatorship of Francisco Morales-Bermúdez. Workers in the education union SUTEP organised struggle committees around the country to coordinate the dispute. Despite repression from the military, with support from mothers, fathers and students, the workers held out for 81 days. They returned to work after winning numerous concessions including a pay increase, 20,000 additional teachers, reinstatement of dismissed workers, bonuses for class preparation and marking, and the reopening of the Enrique Guzmán y Valle teacher training university. More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10842/Great-education-strike Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon . If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory . See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/today Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index…

People in this episode

Host: Working Class History

Topics covered

• education
• labor strike
• military dictatorship
• workers' rights
• Peru history

Keywords

• education strike
• Peru
• SUTEP
• Francisco Morales-Bermúdez
• workers' rights
• military dictatorship
• teacher training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SUTEP

Places: Peru, Enrique Guzmán y Valle

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