The President Bernardo Arévalo and the Minister of Education, Anabella Giraccaconfirmed that the past Monday, May 6, 2025 One was presented Partial unconstitutionality action before the Constitutional Court (CC) against him Current collective pact between him Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) and the Guatemala (Steg) education workers union.
As the president explained, the legal action focuses solely on seven articles of the current pact, which, according to the Governmentcompromise the MINEDUC Rectory and attempt against the Constitutional framework.
“We gave the increase –wage– Because we could not continue delaying that to the insistence of negotiating certain aspects that are not legal, and that is why the action of unconstitutionality was put. Is in the hands of the Constitutional justice right now, ”said Arévalo to the media.
Minister Giracca clarified that the action is not directed against the collective pact in the process of negotiation, but only against the current. He emphasized that the items indicated directly affect the Legal functions of the Ministry.
“It is raised against only those articles of the current collective pact (…) that compromise the Rectory of the Ministry of Education or your Constitutional mandate”, He explained.
“It is not legally viable that through collective bargaining, any person who is not the Minister of Education is allowed to, or those who correspond to the law, are in fact making decisions and exercising functions that correspond exclusively to the minister. The public function is not delegable, unless the law itself expressly states it,” said the PGN.
The measure arrives a week after Presidential announcement of A 5% salary increase For the Teachersfrom June 2025and of Additional Q400 For him Administrative staffmore a Q500 increase in unique bonds June and December.
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This ad was in the middle of strong criticism from MINEDUC towards the collective pactmainly by the Power concentrating on the union leader Joviel Acevedowhom the president recently described as a figure with Excessive influence within the state apparatus.
“Illegally they were granted rights, powers that make it a quasi parallel ministerand that is unacceptable in a Rule of law”, Arévalo had denounced.
Giracca also announced that this Wednesday May 7 The Session number 44 of negotiation of the collective pact. The minister reiterated that Proceedings of these tables are public and can be requested through the Access to public information window.
“Our attitude is open. All journalists, citizens and politicians can request them to learn more about what is being treated,” he concluded.