 In 1989 Bisutti became secretary general of the teachers' union, "Unión de Trabajadores de la Educación" (UTE), part of CTERA and the CTA (independent trade unions).She sat on CTERA's national committee.From 1995 she was a member of the executive of the Buenos Aires left-wing party, the Frente Grande, and in 1997 she was elected to the city legislature for the party as part of FrePaSo, where she presided over several committees including economic development.