The World - News from May 9, 1986

Peruvian union leaders called the nation’s 180,000 teachers out on strike for higher pay. The state news agency reported “light absenteeism” in Lima schools, but the Education Ministry said a sampling of secondary schools indicated that 70% of the teachers had walked out. Teachers want their salaries doubled, to $300 a month. President Alan Garcia, faced with growing labor unrest after taking stern measures to combat inflation, has promised teachers and other government employees a raise in June.