The UOM joint negotiations are progressing with difficulty in a context of constant inflation. This leaves the possibility of reaching an agreement that contemplates the workers’ salary demands in the hands of the next meetings.
Metallurgical salaries for December in suspense.
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Abel Furlangeneral secretary of the Metallurgical Workers Union (UOM), held a meeting with Paolo RoccaCEO of the Techint Group, last Friday, within the framework of the tense joint negotiations involving steel workers.
The meeting, held at Ternium’s General Savio plant, was organized at the request of the union due to the lack of significant progress in the formal meetings with the Argentine Steel Chamber, which brings together the main employers in the sector.
In addition to Furlán and Rocca, the deputy secretary of the UOM and leader of the San Nicolás – Ramallo section, Naldo Brunelli, participated in the meeting, who described the situation as “stalled, in neutral“. Also attending were Martín Berardi, executive president of Ternium Argentina, and Marcelo de Virgiliis, director of Human Resources at Tenaris, who connected virtually.
What the UOM requires
In this instance, the negotiations focus on workers in companies such as Ternium, Acindar and Tenaris. The UOM demands a retroactive salary adjustment with increases of 4% monthly for July and August, and 3% for September and October, while the business proposal is limited to increases close to 2%.
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In this context, the next formal hearing was set for the December 5while union leaders plan to evaluate the dialogue with Rocca in an internal meeting that will take place this Monday.
The antecedent
The UOM reopened negotiations for metalworkers in general, seeking to recover the salary points eroded by inflation after the four-month agreement closed in August. This agreement included a retroactive increase in the 14%distributed at 4% for July and August, and 3% for September and October, with a review clause in November.
In a recent meeting with the business chambers of Branch 17—among them ADIMRA, AFARTE, AFAC, FEDEHOGAR, CAMIMA and CAIAMA— The union requested adjustments based on the official inflation projectionthe recovery of lost points and the inclusion of a review clause in February 2025.
Source: Ambito
