Overview
- Members of ATE and APyT, joined by left-leaning activists, entered the Dirección Médica on Oct. 31 and pledged to remain until deducted wages are returned and talks are opened.
- Hospital authorities and the Health Ministry condemned the takeover as a political action and said patient care continues, with the budget, remunerative bonuses, and works exceeding ARS 30,000 million assured.
- Union delegates reported individual discounts of roughly ARS 300,000 to 500,000 affecting nurses and technical staff, filed a criminal complaint, and asked Congress to intervene.
- The hospital says the withholdings follow regulations and attendance policy, alleging staff were held during the occupation, a characterization the unions dispute.
- Presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni and Health Minister Mario Lugones backed management, with Lugones stressing that unpaid strike days will be deducted and officials saying the hospital’s budget was increased by ARS 20 billion that day.