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Argentine professor moonlights as Uber driver
Argentine professor works as Uber driver to survive low university pay.
In brief
Argentine professor works as Uber driver to survive low university pay. Argentine professor moonlights as Uber driver due to insufficient university salaries after government cuts. Originally reported by Argentina Reports.
Nicolás Andrés Pozdzik
41-year-old Argentine professor of Economic History and Society and State at UBA.
Professor's salary
Earns 550,000 pesos (almost US$362) for 20 hours per week of teaching.
Moonlighting as driver
Works as Uber driver to make ends meet after low salary.
Teachers' union report
Sergio Romero, head of Argentine Teachers’ Union, says educators turn to additional jobs.
“There are educators who turn to additional jobs, even as Uber and taxi drivers, to supplement their income”
University strike
Universities across Argentina held 24-hour national strike on Tuesday.
Government non-compliance
Government ignored court order to adjust university salaries to inflation.
The big picture
Argentine professor moonlights as Uber driver due to insufficient university salaries after government cuts.
