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Argentina Imposes Mandatory Conciliation to Suspend Pilots’ Winter Strike

Pilots argue the conciliatory period fails to address fatigue dangers from longer flight hours, threatening a 48-hour stoppage if the government does not repeal the decree.

Buenos Aires. A las 18 de este martes comienza el paro APLA que nuclea los pilotos Aerolíneas Argentinas. la medida afecta más 6000 pasajeros y obligó numerosas cancelaciones reprogramaciones. mostradores empresa estatal lucen casi desiertos debido medida. Foto: Matias Martín Campaya - FTP CLARIN _MMC9248B1.jpg Z Invitado
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Overview

  • The Ministry of Capital Humano’s Secretariat of Labor issued a 15-day conciliation obligation starting July 19, legally pausing the 24-hour strike planned by APLA.
  • APLA has signaled it may defy the conciliation order, insisting the measure should cover all carriers rather than just Aerolíneas Argentinas.
  • The union is protesting Decreto 378/2025, which extends maximum daily flight hours from 8 to 10, raises annual limits to 1,000 hours, reduces weekly rest from 36 to 30 hours and cuts vacation days to 15.
  • APLA warns that the new service and rest rules increase pilot fatigue and pose a serious risk to air safety during the peak winter travel period.
  • The pilots’ union has already scheduled a 48-hour follow-up strike for July 26–27 unless the government revokes the contested decree.