In dialogue with Scope the secretary general of the Association of State Workers (ATE)Rodolfo Aguiar, confirmed that they declared “a state of permanent assembly as of this Tuesday and a call for a meeting of the board of directors next week with the presence of the 24 provinces, for the purposes of defining the action plan.”
The union’s decision was made after it emerged that the libertarian management intends to compensate for the decrease in withholdings to the countryside with a reduction of the State by 30%, mainly by eliminating and merging decentralized entities.
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Federico Sturzenegger and Javier Milei, in charge of the chainsaw plan.
In this regard, Aguiar considered that “if this measure were carried out, basic and essential services would not be guaranteed,” and added: “The 800 million dollars that imply the reduction of withholdings to the countryside cannot be compensated with the massive dismissal of state employees.” and the closure of public organizations. That will necessarily have an absolutely negative social repercussion.”
Although the Government discards the version of compensating the reduction in withholdings with a cut in workers, layoffs in the public administration do not stop. From December 2023 to December 2024, the national state fired 36 thousand workers according to INDEC data (including layoffs, non-renewal of contracts and retirements.
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Oh really @fedesturze Do they want to compensate reductions in withholdings to the countryside with a new cut on the State?
The State cannot resist more cuts and public employees cannot tolerate more adjustments. Reducing 30% more is impossible. If they carry out this irrational measure, no… pic.twitter.com/uialgPU4OC
— Rodolfo Aguiar (@rodoaguiar) January 26, 2025
Suitability exam and more layoffs
As this medium was able to reconstruct, the public administration renewed nearly 40 thousand contracts that expired at the end of 2024 until March 31. However, ATE assures that there are not 40,000 but more than 55,000 employees whose contracts expired on December 31.
Those who were included in this number They must pass the suitability exams to continue in their jobs.
The Ministry of Deregulation and Transformation of the State, in charge of Federico Sturzeneggeris in charge of testing the workers. According to data provided by the portfolio, until mid-December 9,000 employees completed the test with an approval level of 95% on the first attempt (they have three attempts).
Of the hired employees, starting in March those who meet two conditions will continue: the approved suitability exam and that their bosses consider that the person fulfills a necessary function for the area, official sources indicated.
The truth is that, Between the last days of December and the beginning of January 2025, several sectors suffered personnel cuts. These include the massive layoffs at the Human Rights Secretariat and the closure of the Haroldo Conti Cultural Center, to which are added the layoffs of workers at the Culture Secretariat, headed by former theater producer Leonardo Cifelli. In turn, 190 casualties were recorded at the Laura Bonaparte Mental Health hospital, citing excess staff,
Source: Ambito

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