After the mobilization in the center of the capital Córdoba had already been completed, the regional unions came to the start of the legislative debate in the unicameral parliament with a unified message: rejection of the changes that the provincial government wants to make to contributions to the pension fund and the apros.
In this context, the Municipal Workers and Employees Union (SUOEM) Ariel King He claimed that the increase in contributions would have the effect of a direct reduction in income. In dialogue with Point and Apart (Point to Point Radio 90.7) He explained that “certain percentages compulsorily deducted from salaries” should be understood as “seizure.”
Rojo of LLaryora Retirement Fund wants to move forward with “progressive” asset contributions between 2% and 8%
“It means a pay cut.”
König based this definition on a number of previous increases that, as he described, had already been applied to the pension reduction: mentions that contributions increased from 11% to 18% and then to 22%and warned that they are now trying to bring it to 26%, which, as he explained, “implies a pay cut” and stressed that the union is against it “because it is confiscatory”.
In another part of the conversation, the community leaders He called on the province to “defend the funds.” which, as he emphasized, correspond to Córdoba. He also noted that the legal claim for national funds came from previous governments and questioned the current government’s failure to reverse the decline in transfers.
König also linked the deterioration of the system Recruitment modalities that he described as precarious. He mentioned the payment “in the black” and claimed that this arrangement reduces contributions to the fund; As an example, he recalled that in 2020 the payment of “30% of salary” was made possible outside the register.
What happens next: union meeting and protests on the agenda
When asked how the conflict would continue, König expected that “The unions will meet tomorrow to determine what happens next” and left the possibility open deepen the action plan if the ruling party pushes the changes. In this sense, he mentioned that they could transfer the claim to different points and massive activities, with the unions being present “with the drums”.
When asked about the classification of these acts as “almost extortionate,” König rejected them and made clear differences: “Blackmail is a crime”he claimed, describing the protests as part of constitutional right to freedom of expression. In this sense, he also rejected the idea of an “escrache”.
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