The labour movement said Wednesday that they are evaluating a nationwide strike call next month, in protest of the government’s decree of the 0.43% wage increase for the public sector.

The leaders of the Asociación Nacional de Educadores (ANDE) – the largest of the public sector unions – met Wednesday, and according to Ana Doris González, president of the teacher’s union, the Asociación de Profesores de Segunda Enseñanza (APSE), the agreement to strike was a unanimous decision by all of the collective unions.

González said another meeting is set for Feb. 24th to define the steps for a strike in the second week of March.

On Monday, the union bringing together the five police forces of the country – Fuerza Pública (police force), Policia de Tránsito (traffic), Migración (immigration), Policía Aeroportuaria (airport) and Policía Penitenciaria (prisons) announced they would join the protest.