Overview
- TSJ president Daniel Mariani instructed court administration to abstain from liquidating the raises, calling the December 30 pay resolution “inexistent” for lacking the required majority and quorum.
- The contested measure, signed by Reneé Fernández, Paula Ludueña, Alicia Mercau and Fernando Basanta, set cumulative 4% monthly increases from January to July 2026 and 3% from August to October, lifting some salaries to about 24 million pesos.
- Mariani reported restricted access to the tribunal’s resolutions register, highlighting a split leadership and procedural dispute inside the judiciary.
- Governor Claudio Vidal denounced the pay move as a provocation, while the ATE union urged the provincial government not to authorize budget allocations to fund it.
- Official data cited show the judicial payroll would rise from 9.7 billion to 11.5 billion pesos for 1,646 employees and pensions from 2.2 billion to 3.2 billion, adding strain to the provincial pension fund.