The Metallurgical Workers Union (UOM) reached a new joint agreement for the period November 2024-March 2025with a salary increase of 12.3% For all workers in the sector Metalworking. The adjustment will be applied in a staggered manner in five sections, with retroactive and cumulative increases.
In addition, the union led by Abel Furlán and the business chambers agreed a review clause for March 15, 2025, in which they will evaluate the evolution of inflation and the need for possible additional adjustments.
Schemented Increases Scheme
The agreed salary increase will be distributed as follows:
In comparison, the previous parity agreement, closed in August 2024, established an increase of 14% in four months, with 4% adjustments in July, 4% in August, 3% in September and 3% in October.
New Global Reference Income
The UOM and Adimra, Camima and Caiama business chambers defined the new values of the minimum global reference income for metallurgical workers, which will govern as follows:
- $ 767,854 Since November 1, 2024.
- $ 783,211 since December 1, 2024.
- $ 797,309 Since January 1, 2025.
- $ 809,268 Since February 1, 2025.
- $ 817,361 Since March 1, 2025.
Updated salary scales for March 2025
With the application of the last stretch of increase, the wages corresponding to February 2025 were established as follows:
UOM Sawn Personal
Group A: Administrative personnel per hour
- Entering: $ 3.414.21
- Qualified Operator: $ 3,714.76
- Official Medium: $ 3,986.97
- Specialized operator: $ 4,272.72
- Multiple specialized operator: $ 4,526.70
- Official: $ 4,716.43
- Multiple Officer: $ 5,094.23
- Superior officer: $ 5,094.23
- Upper Multiple Officer: $ 5,451.36
Mensualized personnel UOM
Group A: Administrative Personnel
- FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE: $ 650,771,20
- SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE: $ 722,232.70
- Third Administrative: $ 833,924.63
- Fourth Administrative: $ 910,775.38
Group B: Technical personnel
- First Technician: $ 650,771,20
- Second Technician: $ 722,344.26
- Third Technician: $ 772,068.65
- Fourth Technician: $ 875,805,21
- Quinta Technician: $ 910,810.92
- Sixth Technician: $ 997,239.62
Group C: Auxiliary personnel
- First Auxiliary: $ 626,029.04
- Second Assistant: $ 681,309.71
- Third Assistant: $ 775,337.98
This new scheme of increase seeks to accompany the evolution of inflation and guarantee the update of wages in the metallurgical sector until March 2025.
Source: Ambito
