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Buenos Aires Government Calls Parity Talks With State Workers

The meeting will aim to set a timetable for pay rises that are likely to take effect in October because current payroll runs and fiscal limits make September payments unfeasible.

Overview

  • The Province formally summoned state unions to an Audiencia Paritaria Salarial on Thursday, September 24 at 15:00 in La Plata to discuss wage evolution under Law 10.430.
  • Officials and unions will focus on a new pay schedule and possible retroactivity, but the September payroll is already being processed so any agreed increases will most likely apply from October onward.
  • The call follows formal requests from ATE, teacher unions and the Asociación Judicial Bonaerense after the previous agreement set a 7% rise (5% in July, 2% in August) and promised a September reopening.
  • Provincial officials say this month’s finances are constrained by a reported $420 million payment of bond amortization and interest, a factor unions cite when contesting changes to national transfer rules.
  • If talks yield gains for October and November, unions want to reserve a December negotiation to reduce 2026 real-wage losses; observers will watch for whether the province extends the formal call to all teacher bodies and how any retroactivity is funded.