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Caixa Workers Vote Monday on Offer That Could End Nationwide Strike

Unions say the vote will decide whether Caixa will implement detailed changes to Saúde Caixa, including new contribution rules, age‑based dependent fees, reduced emergency fees, plus adjustments to variable pay, a conditional R$3,000 bonus

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Funcionários da Caixa podem encerrar a greve nesta segunda
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Overview

  • Nationwide electronic assemblies are being held for Caixa employees with votes scheduled to finish at 18:00 on Monday, Sept 21, and unions say the outcome will determine whether the strike that began on Sept 10 ends.
  • The strike started after more than 90% of union bases rejected an earlier bank offer, according to Contraf-CUT, prompting the nationwide work stoppage that began on Sept 10.
  • The bank’s revised Saúde Caixa proposal would set titular contributions at 3.7% of base pay from 2027, impose monthly dependent fees by age bracket (for example R$560 for direct dependents), and cap family contributions at 9%.
  • The offer also lowers emergency-visit fees from R$150 to R$120, preserves telemedicine without copay, commits at least one dedicated Saúde Caixa staffer in each HR unit, and makes no 2026 penalties for the Figital and Genesys pilots.
  • Caixa included changes to its Super Caixa variable-pay program and a conditional R$3,000 extraordinary bonus tied to exceeded operational targets, and the vote’s result will affect employees’ out-of-pocket health costs and the bank’s ability to resume normal operations.