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Buenos Aires Province Teachers and State Workers Reject 1.5% January Pay Offer

Union leaders call for a proposal that restores lost purchasing power.

Overview

  • The provincial government offered a 1.5% salary increase for January in talks with teachers and public-sector unions.
  • The Frente de Unidad Docente Bonaerense and ATE rejected the proposal as insufficient and the meeting moved to a recess.
  • Unions demanded a real wage recomposition and urged a new offer to close 2025 with recovered purchasing power.
  • The 1.5% offer trails Indec data showing 2.8% inflation in December and a 31.5% rise for 2025.
  • Talks included officials from the Labor, Public Employment, and Treasury ministries and the education directorate, while the judicial union pressed for continuing 2025 bargaining and opening 2026.