Overview
- ATE voted in a federal plenary to hold a 24-hour nationwide strike on Wednesday, November 19, with a noon mobilization to the Secretaría de Trabajo in Buenos Aires.
- The union rejects the government’s labor “modernization” plan as regressive and says workers must act now, with leader Rodolfo Aguiar warning “nos quieren joder.”
- ATE pairs the protest with a demand to immediately reopen collective bargaining, arguing the public sector faces a salary emergency after nearly two years of Milei’s government.
- The administration is expected to send its labor bill to Congress after the December 10 parliamentary renewal, and details have not been formally released.
- Media reports say the draft may include a 12-hour workday, severance paid in installments, company-level bargaining, and productivity-linked pay, while sectors of the CGT debate whether to confront or engage in dialogue.