Start of an indefinite strike SUTEP
On June 8, 1988, SUTEP began an indefinite strike that lasted until July 10, 1988. This mobilization was later joined by Civil Construction workers.
On June 8, 1988, an indefinite strike called by SUTEP (Sindicato Unitario de Trabajadores en la Educación del Perú) began and ended on July 10 of the same year. Days after the SUTEP strike began, the Civil Construction workers joined the strike, which ended on July 4. This indefinite teachers' strike took place in a context of political and economic crisis, as well as an intensification of political violence in the country. The strike lasted more than a month, being part of a cycle of protests and social mobilizations that characterized that year.