The new signed salary increase is 26%which is added to the 76.25% previously agreed in January and April of this year. In addition, the agreement provides for a new review of the amount in the month of October.
Record-breaking pay negotiations for oil workers
After various measures of force, and a last meeting of more than seven hours, the union of oil workers agreed on a new salary adjustment. In this way, the basic salary of the worker will be $1,562,655.
The increase will then be 26%, which is added to the 76.25% previously negotiated and, in this way, amounts to a cumulative amount for 2024 of 122%. The union representatives accepted the increase proposed by the business sector and also agreed to a new review in October.
The conflict began at the beginning of August and the successive union strikes caused 14,000 transporters will be stranded and about 11,000 with cargo, but without leaving for the portsThe union leadership celebrated the agreement through an official statement and highlighted: “The agreement was possible thanks to a national strike that lasted seven days“.
According to the document, the agreement was achieved thanks to the “unity and solidarity” between both trade union organizations. After the agreement, it is expected that the activity returns to normal and no further forceful measures will be taken, at least until the next review in October.
State collective bargaining agreement: what will be the increase in September-October?
The national government defined this Friday a New salary increase for state employees by below projected inflationThe agreement provides for a 3% increase for the next two-month period, consisting of September and October.
The agreement was signed by the Union of Civilian Personnel of the Nation (UPCN)the majority union. On the other hand, the agreement was rejected by the Association of State Workers (ATE)who described it as “the worst pay scale in history“.
The government’s proposal provides that the new collective bargaining agreement will be pay in two parts. In this way, in September there will be a 2% increase and for October 1%. Since June, the month in which the state parityuntil October, there was an increase cumulative 9.82%, as reported by UPCN.
Thus, the wage rate is once again below inflation. If we only add June and July, the last months recorded, There was a total of 8.6% inflation. It is likely that, only with the August issue, exceed the percentage of the increase.
In this context, ATE strongly rejected the agreement. Its General Secretary, Rodolfo Aguiardenounced that “The Government decided to annihilate collective bargaining“and “implement the freezing of wages in the State.”
Following the latest offer, ATE is considering new measures of force. For its part, UPCN has not made any official announcement, neither to celebrate nor to criticize.
Source: Ambito
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