In criticism from official Sergio Palazzo to Martín Guzmán, the Bank approved the strike on Thursday

Ang Banking Association ratified the strike on Thursday after the failure of this Wednesday’s meeting with the Ministry of Labor where they tried to approach the positions. At the meeting, banking entities were put on the table a new salary offer: 55% increase in review to offset inflation if necessary.

In a statement, the union said: “The joint employer proposal made today (for this Wednesday) this is not accepted and ignores the order of President Alberto Fernández, who clearly stated that wages must exceed inflation.

The leaders stressed that the four rooms of the bosses are continuing “not listening to the workers and, in the face of this provocation, the union adopted a total strike tomorrow ”.

In the financial sector, they said the union withdrew from the meeting with the Labor Ministry “before” the new salary proposal was formal.

“They have already identified the strike. The measure of force had nothing to do with the percentage increase offered, La Bancaria had decided to go ahead with the strike, ”they told one of the chambers grouping the banks.

And they added: “They are encouraged by something else unrelated to salary, but to a union strategy within the CGT to remain as the union that has achieved the best equality. They also want to show strength and toughness in front of their own intern. “

In the financial sector they said that too reconciliation was not requested to the Ministry of Labor. And they relativize the relevance of the strike, beyond following the measure of force.

“Now a bank branch has almost no incident. Almost 90% of the operations are almost done. ”

“Due to the force measures announced for today Thursday, April 28, banks are asking customers, in cases where possible, to postpone any face -to -face proceedings tomorrow. Also, entities remember that they will work normally through electronic channels, such as home-banking, bank applications and electronic wallets, as well as the use of debit and credit cards ”, they said from the Association of Public and Private Banks of the Argentine Republic. ang

The union is demanding a salary adjustment with a floor of 60% per annum, with updates over periods of three or six months. This is the percentage, they say, that banks and consultants estimate annual inflation for 2022, according to the Survey of Market Expectations (REM) collected by the Central Bank each month.

The expected inflation in REM for March is 59.2% year-on-year. On Wednesday the banks offered 55% (15% retroactive until January, 12% in April and other tranches until the completion of 55% in November, when the inflation compensation analysis will be done).ang

The general secretary of the union is Sergio Palazzo, a national representative for Frente de Todos. After concluding the strike, he joined the internal divisions in the ruling party. “I am very critical of the management of the whole economic team in terms of prices, because I believe that the necessary efforts have not been made to correct this inflationary deficit that eats into the purchasing power of revenue, ”he said in speaking to El uncover.

And he added: “No one can be surprised that there is criticism that value chains, price formation and the final price at which the product reaches a citizen who goes to the supermarket and sees purchasing power deteriorate are not. properly controlled. “.

The parity, which expired Dec. 31, was too late. The union expected to close the joint agreement in April, but after several meetings failed, it decided to call a strike with mobilization.

Without an agreement, Labor Minister Claudio Moroni could still intervene. The officer can dictate a mandatory settlement which allows to stretch the negotiation and stop the measure of force.

Carlos Cisneros, Secretary of the union and national representative of the Front of All for Tucumán, was Hard against Moroni: “The minister plays for the banking sector, when it must maintain balance between the parts. Moroni could be Mauricio Macri’s perfect minister “.

And he added: “We can’t accept behavior like he did in a Peronist government, and be careful I’m not Raven LarroqueThe comment refers to La Cámpora’s criticism of the Minister of the Economy, Martín Guzmán.

On the side of the chambers grouping the financial sector, they say that, although the standard is “to guarantee the purchasing power of the salaries of bank workers”, they disagree in compliance with the values ​​set by the REM.

make sure this amount was never used in a joint negotiation.And they point out that the business sector “does not want to contribute to the acceleration of the inflationary process“With the salary increase as demanded by the union, which is higher than the current inflation.

Banks came off 51% closing in 2021, just above annual inflation of 50.9%. Expectations for this year will exceed 60% in negotiations, although it could happen quarterly or semi-annual agreement.

Other claims

In addition to the salary increase, the union has other demands on the settlement table. They are asking for solutions such as the regulation of the law telecommutinga kindergarten universal (without gender diversity), outsourcing and dismantling of banking work.

The bank also requires retraining jobs about the development of technology, prevent branch closures and repeal Central Bank circulars allowing financial services to be provided outside the banking system, among other subjects.