Overview
- Labor authorities ordered conciliation on Thursday morning and the two municipal unions lifted an indefinite strike that had shut down large parts of Guaymallén’s public services.
- The dispute began when Mayor Marcos Calvente issued a decree suspending a mid‑month compensatory bonus of about 350,000 pesos for roughly 2,400–2,450 employees, a move the municipality says is needed to reduce a sharp drop in revenue.
- The municipal government says the bonus cut and other measures could yield more than 780 million pesos in monthly savings and has publicly rejected reversing the decree.
- Union leaders say the bonus was an acquired right set in past agreements, that its removal can cut some households’ income by about 30%, and that members will press demands in the conciliation process.
- The conciliation opens formal negotiations between the unions and the executive while the mayor’s proposal to cut and freeze officials’ pay by 10% waits council approval and could shape the next stage of talks.