Overview
- The government formalized a new pay proposal of 1.9% in September, 1.8% in October, 1.6% in November and 1.5% in December plus a one‑time non‑remunerative $80,000 in December, a deal UPCN accepted while ATE rejected it and called new measures.
- ATE carried out a national strike of civilian Armed Forces personnel and mobilized to the Ministry of Defense on Thursday to demand the reopening of paritarias and stronger wage increases.
- The union added demands for an investigation into OSFA finances, which it says show a debt above $223,000 million, and opposed the planned closure or transfer of the Punta Indio base because of the risk to hundreds of civilian and military jobs.
- ATE leaders say long-run real wages have fallen sharply under the current administration, cite wide worker indebtedness and claim many basic salaries remain insufficient to cover living costs, while UPCN highlighted the cumulative June–December rise of about 14.08%.
- The split leaves the government negotiating with a divided public‑sector front, and the outcome will hinge on whether ATE’s planned federal plenum presses further nationwide actions or prompts a fresh paritaria to change pay set by the Unidad Retributiva mechanism.