- National strike: What ATE demands
- Point by point, ATE’s claim
The State Workers’ Association (ATE) confirmed a nationwide strike for Tuesday 9th. The union will mobilize National Congress in rejecting government-sponsored labor reform and calling for the immediate reopening of joint ventures to restore salaries.
National strike: What ATE demands
He guild confirmed the violent measure for Tuesday on its official website. Public administration employees are calling for the urgent reopening of joint ventures for salary restructuring. In addition, they will demonstrate against the “attempt to cut 10% of public servants.”
One of the main axes of the strike is the rejection of the government’s “regressive labor reform”. “This is a market-friendly labor reform and the only goal that the government has is the discipline of the workforce. It is not true that they want to improve competitiveness and productivity or grow the economy. This will not happen by abolishing rights,” said Rodolfo Aguiar, secretary general of ATE Nacional.
The measure was unanimously approved at the Confederal Assembly on November 27 in San Luis. Now the call could coincide with the presentation of labor reform in Congress. Each province determines the modalities of the protest. In the case of the city of Buenos Aires, the evacuation of workplaces will begin at 10:30 a.m.
Point by point, ATE’s claim
“When the global economic crisis hit in 2009-10, similar laws were implemented in several countries around the world, failing in all cases. If we analyze recent history, the period of greatest job creation and worker registration was from 2002 to 2011-12, when there was double pay. And even with double compensation, the workers were still registered. This proves that the crisis in which the world of work finds itself today can only be overcome by upgrading collective agreements.“he explained Aguiar.
In return, the union leader said: “They dream of government if they believe that they will be able to cut 10% of state operations. Despite the superhuman efforts of workers and their vocation, as well as disinvestment, public services are at their historic minimum.”
In their statement, they stated that “they reject any attempt to discuss labor reform without real participation from workers. We are taking to the streets to make demands”:
- Rejection of labor reform
- Immediate opening of joint ventures
- No to abolishing the state
- Salary increase for pensioners
- Transition to permanent staff for precarious employees
- Rejection of the privatization of public companies and the sale of state-owned properties
- Reinstatement of laid off workers
- Reimbursement of funds owed to the states
- Rejection of the harmonization of state pension funds
- Return of the ANSES Sustainability Guarantee Fund (FGS)
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