The Buenos Aires government decided to reopen joint negotiations with state unions and called for a new hearing next week. This measure comes after more than a month of union demands.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday at 5:15 pm at the headquarters of the Ministry of Labor in the governorate, located on Street 7 between 39 and 40, according to what was confirmed by official and union sources.
The unions that make up Law No. 10430 – ATE, UPCN and FEGEPPBA – formally requested the reopening of the joint venture on October 22, through a letter addressed to Labor Minister Walter Correa. In this presentation, the unions said that the loss of wages has worsened since the last agreement signed in August.
In those negotiations, the provincial government and unions agreed to a 5% raise, to be paid between September and November.
ATE, one of the most active unions in the demand, noted that government unions require an “open and permanent” parity that allows salaries to be adjusted at the rate of price increases. Its Secretary General, Claudio Arévalo, warned that “inflation is affecting the pockets of workers month after month,” and denounced that the national economic context is exacerbating the situation further.
“The increase in services, food and mobility, as well as other adaptation measures, is hitting the working class directly. That is why we insist on an urgent appeal,” he said.
The leader also attributed part of the deterioration in salaries to the actions of the national government: “The Ministry of Labor is pushing to limit joint agreements and this has a direct impact on state employees throughout the country.”
Representatives of three unions will attend the meeting called by the province: ATE, UPCN and FEGEPPBA.
Each organization will be able to participate with two delegates, who will bring salary claims and proposals to try to agree a guideline that reconstructs the real income of public sector employees.
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