The announcement of bond of $60,000 for Workers in dependency relationship was one of the measures that caused the greatest relief in the income. However, for the state there was an asterisk in the amount: although the two payments were guaranteed for September and October to national employees, each province had to be in charge of granting the sum to their respective contractors.
In that framework, Gerardo Zamoragovernor of Santiago del Estero, was one of the first to confirm that he would pay the bond although with its own conditions: salary increase of $55,000 and a sum of $400,000 to be paid in four installments.
On the opposing side, the radical Rodolfo Suarez He also confirmed that he will join the national announcement by paying $60,000 in two months for the state workers of Mendoza.
For his part, Ricardo Quintela announced – in the manner of Sergio Massawith a series of videos posted on their social networks that listed different announcements- that employees of The Rioja they will receive a 5% increase in basic salary next to one lump sum of $55,000. The measures do not reach officials of higher ranks to secretaries, ministers, the five members of the Court of Accounts and judges of the Superior Court, nor to deputies or mayors.
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Government bond: eleven provinces and the city of Buenos Aires will not pay
On the other hand, four other districts announced that they will not give a special amount like the one ordered by the government. In the last hours, the confirmation of the Minister of Labor of Santa Fe, Juan Manuel Pusineri:”The province of Santa Fe will not pay the bondis going to pay parity”.
In addition, he detailed in the local program Radioinforme 3 that “in the province we have a joint agreement that was finished defining days ago. We have a 25% increase over February wages. More increases and automatic update clauses are added.
Along the same lines, he argued Adolfo SafranMinister of Finance of the province of Missionswho confirmed that the bonus will not be paid in his district because they stipulated “increases in July and August and there are other sectors such as teaching and the security forces who will receive increases in September”.
For his part, the governor-elect of Jujuy and current Minister of Finance, Charles Sadirargued that his government “is not in a position to pay a bond” despite the fact that “there is a real recovery of wages in our province.” “I dismiss it outright. unless the national government sends us the resources”concluded the radical leader.
Before entering the meeting Provincial Council of the Justicial Partythe reelected governor Sergio Ziliotto stated that it will not pay the bond because “in The Pampa We have been guaranteeing for 4 years trigger clause above the level of the inflation and today there is a greater effort for workers who have family responsibilities”. “There will be a complementation for the sectors with fewer resources,” he said.
For the province of Cordovathe confirmation that the bond It came from the Secretary General of the Interior, Julio Cesar Comello: “With the increase that we have granted to all the public sectorno worker will have a raise less than $33,000. […] In Córdoba it is already consolidated with the percentage that the escalofons have,” he declared on Radio Pulxo.
While the province of Between rivers, Gustavo Bordet confirmed that his own province I would not pay the bonus. “We have our own parity system, with a 72% cumulative increase with the last 5% increase we agreed to this month. And if we compare it with inflation, for almost 15/16 points above inflation“, he specified in the presentation of remodeling works in a school of Parana.
Through a statement, the Government of Neuquenheaded by Omar Gutierrezexplained the reason why its state workers will not receive the bonus: “The province does not plan to grant fixed amounts to state employees. All the workers are under collective agreements and it was agreed jointly with all guilds“.
“It will be restored state salary to the best of our ability,” said the governor of Tucuman, Juan Manzurfor La Gaceta in the framework of the joint negotiation that is being developed with the state guilds at this time in the province for three months, which will not contemplate the payment of the bond.
Having announced in May a Own bonus of $120,000 to be paid in six installments, to which two extra installments of $20,000 each before the end of the year, the province of Catamarca it won’t fold to size either.
Similar situation occurs in Santa Cruzwhere Alice Kirchner announced on July 15 the payment of a bond of $100,000 for those who earn a gross salary of less than $300,000 and of $60,000, for those who exceed that income. Simultaneously, they are negotiating parity.
In the case of jump, Ricardo VilladaMinister of Government, summarized: “If we do not have to deal with extraordinary aid of these characteristics, without help from the nation, imagine the municipalities”. “We are going to see if we advance in a scheme of inflation compensationor if we propose a fixed remuneration scheme”, he added.
Finally, the Buenos aires city will not pay the advertised bonus of $60,000 to their state workersholding that there is “a monthly parity open with all porteño unions” that would accompany the rhythm of inflation.
Source: Ambito