Overview
- ATE halted work nationwide on December 9 and led an 11:00 rally outside Argentina’s Congress in Buenos Aires.
- The administration confirmed it will dock pay from state employees who join the stoppage.
- The Government called extraordinary sessions for December 10–30 to debate a package that includes labor changes and Penal Code updates, with Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni set to unveil the proposal after the Consejo de Mayo.
- Union leaders argue draft measures would weaken vacations, severance, dismissal rules and job stability, and warn of cuts affecting up to 10% of staff in agencies such as Indec, Conicet, Anses, INTA and INTI.
- Media report the reform text is expected to be filed in Congress this week, while ATE and the two CTAs prepare joint mobilization on the day lawmakers take up the bill.