The ATE leadership rejected the government’s initiative and warned that a “very hot December” is coming. Strong demand for salary update.
11/29/2025 – 1:00 pm
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Federal Council of Association of State Workers (ATE) He ordered a national strike with mobilization on the day labor reform was being discussed in Congress. At the same time, the union pointed out the lack of a proposal for salaries within the framework of sector parity, to which Secretary General Rodolfo Aguiar warned that “we will have a very hot December” and stressed that “if the government does not grant an improvement, we will face an unprecedented 12-month adjustment.”
He noted, “The May Council ended up being a trap for the unions. A distraction zone used by the government to delay time. All the conditions were ripe for a general strike to be called. Months passed and no proposal was put forward. Every last bit of labor reform is being written in the Technet offices.”
They warn against taking strong measures in December
At a confederation meeting attended by representatives of the 191 departments, the national leadership was given a mandate to decide on a strike and march against the labor reform project and to carry out surprise protests during December.
Not to mention that, however Pointing to the new General Confederation of Labor administrationAguiar stressed: “Let us hope that after 23 months they will realize that the dialogue has failed. In the face of those who are accustomed to imposition and not consensus, the workers are left with nothing but the street.”
He explained: “We are not opposed to the debate, as long as the voice of the workers and even the voice of the owners of small and medium-sized companies is heard, because the fundamental issue is not labor reform, but the model that fires workers as in the cases of Whirlpool, Essen or Elva Porcellanato, to name but a few of the major companies that close and lay off employees.”
No salary offer: “Deteriorating purchasing power”
On the other hand, ATE was summoned to the joint meeting of state employees. In this regard, Aguiar emphasized that “They called for virtual negotiations as if we were in a pandemic. It is very noticeable that they do not want to show their faces. If the strategy is to discourage strong measures, we warn you that it will not work for you. “They are pulling so much of the line that at any moment it will break.”
The union explained that the salary cuts deepened during this year: while the salary increase from January to October amounted to 13.6 percent, inflation reached 24.8 percent. “Attending a joint meeting without a presentation is a bet on conflict. There must be an increase now,” Aguiar said. Likewise, it was reported that the joint project of national public administration had moved to an intermediate room.
ATE also denounced the government’s progress in union persecution, through the arrests of regional general secretaries and criminal complaints such as those recently filed by Patricia Bullrich against Aguiar.
According to a study conducted by the union, “The level of deterioration of salaries in the public sector is unprecedented. For the first time, average incomes have fallen below the poverty line. In most cases, workers owe the formal financial system more than one and a half wages. Overtime is here to stay in a country that is losing, on miserable income grounds, highly qualified workers.”