The national government decided, Thursday morning, to increase the number Subsidies In it Amba In front of a possible scenario The bus stops 24 hours approved by Utah (Tram Car Union) for this Friday, December 5, due to non-compliance with the salary. The National Ministry of Transport, through Decision 86/2025 published in the Official Gazette, has updated the cost structure and is currently evaluating the amount of support needed to ensure the normal operation of the service. Soon after, Argentine Association of Automobile Entrepreneurs (AAETA) This was announced via a statement “The vast majority of companies have agreed, so the situation is completely under control.”. With the exception of a few specific companies, the vast majority will be working tomorrow without problems.” This is due to the publication of the support adjustment made today.
In this scenario, a union that brings together bus drivers that travel daily through the Buenos Aires metropolitan area must Determine whether or not to maintain the stated power scale.
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The conflict escalated two weeks ago, when the companies providing the service announced the disbursement of salaries and half of the bonus for the month of December. It will be paid in installments.
Regarding the conflict over salary, the decision took into account the increase in the basic salary scheduled for short- and medium-distance drivers in the country Ambaand a travel allowance/expense reimbursement provision and also a “stimulus award” for the greater La Plata area.
from Utah They stressed that if the economic situation of drivers does not change during the remainder of Thursday, they will continue the strike and warned against this. “Starting at midnight on Friday, the company does not pay, the bus does not leave.”.
The union and companies assume that there is no possibility of this Minister of Labor of the Nation Enforce mandatory reconciliation, as this is legally only possible when there is a joint negotiation process. However, in this case, this is a potential violation of what was already negotiated.
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National Department of Transportation position: “UTA’s claim is unambiguously political.”
Official sources of Minister of Transport of the Nation “The government does not have to provide any additional support to companies to pay salaries. UTA’s claim is unequivocal and political, the product of an internal union process through which they decide to make a claim to the nation when this is not compatible,” they said when asked by PERFIL.
“The nation has no breach or responsibility So what could happen with the payment of wages is deliberated. Paying salaries is the responsibility of the employer, i.e. collective companies that are private companies. They indicated in dialogue with these companies that they receive subsidies to cover costs Introductory account.
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In relation to this, they explained that the nation has made multiple updates to the rates in order to have greater autonomy: “At the beginning of Javier Miley’s government, the rate covered 8% and the support was 92%. Today the ratio is 36/64, and this means that they are less dependent on the state for the flow of funds,” they reported from the transfer.
Finally, they told PERFIL that “The system was broken and collapsed at the beginning of the current government in December 2023Resources and solutions are constantly being provided so that it can support itself without relying on the government, while at the same time trying to gradually update prices so as not to affect the passenger in an ugly way.”
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They concluded, “It is not the General Secretariat’s responsibility to manage private companies and pay their salaries. If some group lines are stopped, the companies bear responsibility for managing their employees’ claims.”
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