Overview
- Teachers, state workers and judicial unions turned down the proposal and the negotiations moved to a recess pending a new offer.
- Union blocs, including the FUDB and ATE, demand wage recomposition with recovery of lost real income and retroactive application to December.
- The offer trailed official inflation data, with INDEC reporting 2.8% for December and 31.5% for the full year.
- Provincial officials from Labour, Economy and the education directorate took part, with sources indicating full inflation matching was described as unfeasible.
- Local reports say the government could reconvene talks within days and may consider setting increases by decree if no agreement emerges, while unions have warned of risks to the normal start of classes.