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Rural Workers Extend Nationwide Blockades as Wage Talks Stall

The union vows to sustain protests until employers deliver wage increases that keep pace with inflation

UATRE: Nuevos cortes de rutas y movilizaciones contra los salarios de hambre
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Overview

  • Rural agricultural workers have maintained route blockades for three days across 150 UATRE sections, disrupting traffic in provinces from Buenos Aires to Salta and Jujuy.
  • Employers’ groups CRA, CAME, Coninagro and FAA proposed a combined 0 percent increase for June, 1 percent for July and August and an 8,000-peso bonus, which the union rejected as a “hunger wage.”
  • The campaign was spurred by a full boycott of the July 22 CNTA meeting by employer associations, leading to a deadlock in collective bargaining.
  • With annual inflation exceeding 40 percent, UATRE leaders argue that stalled negotiations are eroding rural workers’ purchasing power and deepening hardship.
  • No new negotiation date has been set and UATRE head José Voytenco has declared that blockades will continue until paritarias secure fair salaries.