Joint Truck Drivers: they agree to a 5.5% increase in three months and a bonus of $600 thousand in installments

At the start of the year, the union of truckers is preparing to close a joint agreement three months of 5.5% increasewell below the 15% that the guild leader intended, Hugo Moyano. In exchange, he obtained the collection of a bond of $600 thousand, in four installments. The understanding comes after Labor dictated mandatory conciliation in mid-December, following announcements of union force measures.

Although the agreement has not yet been approved, it emerged that truckers will sign a joint agreement 2.2% with December salaries, 1.8% with January salaries and 1.5% with February salaries. The union’s claim was 5% in each of those months. However, he did manage to negotiate a $600,000 bonus.

The Truck Drivers’ joint agreement had been negotiated since December with meetings between government authorities, companies and the union. Despite the concrete threat of forceful measures, The Casa Rosada confirmed that it was not going to endorse salary agreements above 1% monthlyin line with the inflation standards expected for this year.

Although it had initially requested three 5% monthly increases in December, January and February, the union Moyano was negotiating with his business counterpart a staggered increase of between 7% and 8% for that quarter.

Joint Truck Drivers: 5.5% in three tranches and bonus in four installments

But the authorities of the Ministry of Labor warned the parties that they would not approve the understanding, which had once again stalled the negotiations. Finally, The closure, not yet approved, will be 5.5% in the three mentioned sections, according to the specialized media InfoGremiales..

Regarding the annual bonus paid by employers in the sector to workers, the parties agreed on an increase that will raise it to $600,000. However, it will be paid in four installments, instead of the usual three.

Now the approval by the portfolio that leads remains Julio Cordero. The acceptance was going to take place on Monday, but it did not come to fruition. Tuesday was a holiday in the public administration. The parties hope that it will be finalized in the coming days.

An important group of joint ventures, such as truck drivers, car mechanics, Smata, Workers from the UOM, the leather industry and Health (agreement with clinics and sanatoriums) agreed to increases that accumulated in 2024 were in line with the evolution of the CPI. In the case of the Moyano union, the real increase in salary – after inflation -, measured from November 2023 to November 2024, was 3.4%.

After the forceful measures and mandatory conciliation, Truckers and companies agreed to an equal increase

It should be remembered that, in mid-December, the lack of agreement and the Government’s refusal to approve the union’s original request led to the call for forceful measures. “As of today, we begin direct action measures in all branches of our collective agreement, warning that any consequence of these measures is the responsibility of the National Government.. “We cannot allow truck workers to be prevented from continuing to live with the dignity they deserve,” the statement read.

Along the same lines, the letter adds: “Considering that the business sector itself states that it has no impact on price formation,” this Federation states that The Ministry of Economy cannot be allowed to restrict the freedom of workers to negotiate their salaries with the chambers of the sector.“.

Given this, the Secretary of Laborin charge of Lambdictated mandatory conciliation and established a period of 15 days in which “both the chambers and the union are inhibited from taking any retaliation or forceful measure.”

“The measure was adopted based on the request filed by the Argentine Federation of Transport and Logistics Entities (FAETYL) and the Argentine Federation of Freight Motor Transport Business Entities (FADEEAC), as established in current regulations,” reads the official statement.

Now, two weeks after the highest point of the union conflict, the parties reached an agreement that will imply an increase in salaries for December, January and February. In addition, it will arrive accompanied by a bonus that will be paid in four tranches.