The national government has called state unions ATE and UPCN to reopen wage negotiations for the National Public Administration. The meeting is set for this Friday at 2 p.m. in the Labor Secretariat in Buenos Aires. The unions are demanding a 45% salary adjustment and a one-time fixed sum of four million pesos.
The government has summoned the Unión Personal Civil de la Nación (UPCN), led by Andrés Rodríguez, and the Asociación Trabajadores del Estado (ATE), with Rodolfo Aguiar as general secretary, to resume paritarias for the National Public Administration. The meeting is scheduled for this Friday at 2 p.m. at the Labor Secretariat headquarters, on 25 de Mayo 633 street, in the City of Buenos Aires.
This call comes after a recess declared in December, when negotiations stalled due to the inadequacy of the government's salary proposal. There have been no advances since then. ATE is pushing a strong demand: a 45% salary recomposition to recover lost purchasing power and a one-time fixed sum of four million pesos as compensation for income losses in recent years.
"In the last two years, the purchasing power of state workers has been destroyed," assured Rodolfo Aguiar. The union leader emphasized that economic policies have strongly impacted public sector incomes, leaving many workers in a very complicated economic situation. The unions maintain that the negotiation must ensure real salary recovery, affecting thousands of state employees across the country.
This Friday's meeting will be key to determine if the government presents a new salary proposal and to assess the possible level of agreement between the parties after months without progress. The outcome could set the course for salary discussions in the national public sector in the coming months, as the unions insist on a strong recomposition.
