State collective bargaining agreement: workers will have a 3% increase for September-October

State collective bargaining agreement: workers will have a 3% increase for September-October

August 30, 2024 – 17:41

The Government defined a new downward increase for state employees, signed by the majority union UPCN. There was strong opposition from ATE, which described it as “the worst collective bargaining agreement in history.”

Ignacio Petunchi

The government on Friday set a new salary increase for state employees below the projected inflation. They will give 3% for the next two months. The agreement was Signed by the Union of Civil Personnel of the Nation (UPCN)the majority union, but was rejected by the Association of State Workers (ATE)which described it as “the worst collective bargaining agreement in history.”

The new salary will be paid in two parts. September There will be a 2% of increase and for October 1%. Since June, when the state collective bargaining agreement began, until October, there was a cumulative increase of 9.82%, according to UPCN.

Once again, the wage agreement is below inflation. If we only add June and July, the last months on record, there was a total inflation of 8.6%. It is likely that the August figure alone will exceed the state wage agreement.

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From ATE They came out very strongly in rejecting the agreement. Their Secretary General, Rodolfo Aguiardenounced that “eThe Government decided to “annihilate collective bargaining” and implement the freezing of wages in the State. Following this new downward wage agreement, ATE is considering new measures of force. For its part, UPCN has not said anything officially, neither to celebrate nor to criticize.

Aeronautical workers strike: the Government announced sanctions and discounts of up to $150,000

He Government of Javier Milei, through its presidential spokesman Manuel Adorniannounced that up to $150,000 will be discounted from employees who went on strike as part of the forceful measures carried out by the aeronautical unions Association of Pilots Airlines (APLA) and the Association of Aeronautical Personnel (APA): “They harmed passengers.”

In his usual press conference at Casa Rosada, the La Libertad Avanza official said that “the aeronautical unions harmed passengers with a covert strike due to the schedules of their information meetings.”

He added: “In total, 10 JetSmart flights, 10 Flybondi flights and at least 30 Aerolíneas Argentinas flights were affected. Disciplinary actions with fines and sanctions will be applied against all those who carried out these abusive measures, as has already been done with more than 200 employees.”

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