The Front of State Unions and Business Guilds of the State of Argentina, together with ATE, They defined the measure of strength for the 26th with a “national day of struggle with strikes, assemblies and mobilizations”it was indicated in a statement.
“They put a ceiling on joint ventures and want to make them disappear. The fit is intentional and deliberate. Furthermore, they continue with threats of layoffs and attempts to privatize public companies,” said the general secretary of ATE, Rodolfo Aguiar.
ATE demanded salary improvements due to the increase in inflation
He reproached that since Government national “In just weeks they seriously deteriorated the living conditions of millions throughout Argentina” and warned that “every time workers and retirees hit rock bottom, they did not rebound, they always stayed there, at the bottom.”
“With these ideas, if the Government does well, it will go very badly for all of us. We demand a salary increase now above inflation, immediate reinstatement of those dismissed without cause and transfer to permanent staff. Furthermore, we reject any attempt at privatization, the State is not for sale,” added the union leader.
In addition to ATE, The Argentine Judicial Federation (FJA) will participate in the strike; the RA Health Professionals Union Federation (FESPROSA); the National Federation of University Teachers, Researchers and Creators-Historical (CONADU-H); the Federation of National Road Personnel (FEPEVINA); the Federation of Energy Workers of the RA (FETERA); the Federation of GCBA Professionals and the Single Union of Port Administration Workers (SUTAP), among others.
The Government gave a 12% increase to state employees: UPCN accepted and ATE rejected it
He Government today granted a 12% salary increase for February at state workers nationals in the context of the parity of the activity, which was accepted by the Uion of the Civil Personnel of the Nation (UPCN) and rejected by State Workers Association (ATE)union sources reported.
The representatives of the UPCN, which at the national level is led by the deputy secretary of the CGT, Andrés Rodríguez, accepted the proposed increase, while the ATE of Rodolfo Aguiar He strongly rejected it and stated in a press document that “it is not possible with our signature to endorse this adjustment, since the official decision liquefies salaries.”
“The Government pushes us into conflict, so the union ratifies the national day of struggle, the 24-hour strike and the mobilizations next week,” Aguiar pointed out.
The leader considered the proposal “insufficient” given the 20.6% inflation of the last month; He maintained that “the offer does not correspond to the evolution of prices in recent weeks” and said that the proposal “aggravates the salary deterioration.”
Source: Ambito
