Overview
- ATE turned down the national government’s offer of a 2% pay increase for December plus a one-off ARS 50,000 payment, which UPCN accepted.
- Secretary General Rodolfo Aguiar condemned the agreement as insufficient and accused UPCN of endorsing raises below price increases.
- Using the Central Bank’s REM survey, ATE estimated 2025 inflation at about 30.7% versus cumulative state pay hikes of 17.1%, citing a gap of 13.6 points.
- The union said real earnings have fallen by more than 40% since President Javier Milei took office and warned of likely labor conflict at the start of 2026.
- ATE will hold assemblies to define possible industrial action and is demanding a ARS 2,000,000 minimum income plus a fixed ARS 400,000 payment as emergency relief.