Overview
- The public-sector union will halt work nationwide for 24 hours on Wednesday, Nov. 19, with a march to the Secretaría de Trabajo in Buenos Aires at 12:00.
- ATE chief Rodolfo Aguiar denounced the plan as a regressive rollback of rights and urged mobilization before the new legislature is seated.
- The action also demands the immediate reopening of collective bargaining, with ATE citing a salary emergency in the public administration after 23 months of the Milei government.
- The government is expected to submit its labor bill after Dec. 10, with reports pointing to 12-hour workdays, severance paid in installments, company-level agreements and productivity-linked pay.
- Beyond ATE’s escalation, the CGT shows internal divisions between sectors pushing confrontation and others promoting dialogue on the reform.