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In 2004, this new leadership held a referendum to disaffiliate from the AFT, which approved the measure by 19,400 to 5,882 votes. Meanwhile, negotiations with the Puerto Rican government over new work contracts for teachers did not produce a result. This led to a FMPR assembly vote in November 2007
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FMPR protested in San Juan in February 2018 against a planned privatisation of 307 schools. The union accused the "charter" school system of being a way of transferring public money into private pockets, motivated by corruption. In March, the union also rejected the privatisation of the
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The same year, FMPR faced a scandal when its health plan went bankrupt while increasing portions of its budget were going to AFT. This led to growing dissatisfaction throughout the next years. In 2003, sitting president
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which approved a strike, should it become necessary. Teachers were forbidden from striking by law and the Puerto Rican government quickly achieved the de-certification of FMPR.
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FMPR led protests through San Juan in February 2022 against a debt adjustment plan that reduced teachers' pensions and increased the retirement age to 63 years.
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FMPR, a step that was denounced by independent unions. FMPR finally won the election, staying the representative union of teachers in Puerto Rico.
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FMPR challenged AMPR in representation elections in 2021. AMPR had been declared representative union for Puerto Rico's teachers in the meantime.
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FMPR was formed in 1966 by radical union activists and led strikes in 1974 and 1993. During this time, it was loosely affiliated with the
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In January 2014, FMPR joined a 48-hour strike in support of teachers' pensions together with the
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was defeated in an election by the leader of the "Compromiso, Democracia, Militancia" faction,
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governments. In 2017, FMPR also opposed plans to lay off 3,000 education personnel.
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In February 2008, at least 20,000 FMPR-affiliated teachers marched through
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National Organization of School Directors of Puerto Rico
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Organization of Directors and Scholarly Administrators
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Carlos Tolentino Rosario; Nydia Bauzá (2022-02-09).
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Mercedes Martínez Padilla
fmprblog.wordpress.com
Spanish
trade union
teachers
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Department of Education
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Puerto Rico Teachers Association (APMR)
Renán Soto
Rafael Feliciano
San Juan
raided
National Union of Educators and Education Workers
Puerto Rican Educators in Action
National Organization of School Directors of Puerto Rico
Organization of Directors and Scholarly Administrators
Alejandro García Padilla
Ricardo Rosselló
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
University of Puerto Rico
Toa Baja





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