The joints are overheated: the unions are asking for advances, bonuses and increases for retirees

The “budget balance” plan announced by Silvina Batakis was enthusiastically welcomed in the business sector, but generated worry Y warn the union leadership.

As the CGT evaluates its next steps, the parallel dollar rally and the observations on prices activated complaints for anticipate the agreed increases, immediate updating of the minimum wage and benefits for retirees.

One of the first to raise his voice at the helm of the Central Obrera was Pablo Moyano, who in the last few hours assured that “Batakis is the continuity of Guzmán, he will respect the agreement with the IMF” and announced that the CGT will promote a mobilization against the “price makers”.

Syndicalism linked to the president fears that the reopening of paritarias weakens the governmentbut inflation and movement pressure have begun to generate noise.

In this context, the Union of Metallurgical Workers (UOM) requested this Tuesday the advance in July of the 12% increase scheduled for October and an additional 20% in October to be achieved an increase of 65%.

The union led by Abel Furlán, close to Kirchnerism, warned of the “very serious situation” and the loss of the purchasing power of wages, after the 45% increase signed in March (18% in April, 15% in July, 12% in October and revision in November).

In the third joint meeting, the Chambers of activity they rejected both the advance and the additional adjustment and proposed to incorporate three consecutive monthly installments of 5% in January, February and March next year to close the 2022 parity.

The tire unionon the other hand, he organized a series of four stops from this Tuesday asking for a salary increase greater than 70%after refusing a 65% offer.

Commerce, the guild led by Armando Cavalieri, explores a early raises to reach a setting greater than 80% due to wage worsening in recent weeks. They ensure that they have received 100% inflation projections for this year, almost double the 59% increase agreed in April (6% that month, 6% in May, 6% in June, 10% in August, 10% in September, 11% in November and 10.5% in January 2023).

Bataki’s opinion

The trade union claims seem to clash with the plans of the Minister of Economy, which he demonstrated during his landing reluctant to peer reviewmechanism that spread in 2021 due to the acceleration of prices.

“I believe in equality and I believe that, in a more orderly situation, we cannot have continuous parity with trigger clauses. It should be possible to resolve the parity on an annual basis ”.

The claims not only impacted the private sector, but also started knocking on the doors of Cristina Kirchner and Sergio Massa at Congress, where the The Association of Legislative Personnel is calling for a new salary increase.

Parliament employees received a lump sum of $ 20,000 in parity compensation last year in April, following a request from the Labor Department to reopen parity in more than 20 branches.

The government made that decision after hitting an inflation record of 6.7% in March. The trend has been downward since then, but may now stagnate in June and it would rise again in July, when up to 7% monthly is expected.

On the eve of last month’s data, due out this Thursday, Labor Minister Claudio Moroni announced that if inflation beats wages, parity will be reopened.

Moroni plans to convene the Minimum Wage, Viable and Mobile Council by the end of Augustbut the head of the CTA of the Argentines, Hugo Yasky, confirmed that he had sent him a formal request this Tuesday to anticipate the meeting, while the autonomous CTA led by Ricardo Peidró will hold assemblies to claim the universal salary, the immediate call to update the minimum wage and an emergency raise for retirees.

The movements were first to go out to reject the measures presented by Batakis to control spending, freeze staff income and meet IMF targets. The Worker pole announced a fight plan for this Thursday to claim a $ 20,000 bonus for precarious workers, the expansion of the plans and their update for inflation, while Juan Grabois will demand the universal base salary this Wednesday.

The vice president declared herself in favor of this project in one of her latest speeches, in which she cited the social leader, and encouraged the instrument of the fixed sum by decree, measures that are rejected by both the government and the CGT. In May, the family poverty basket reached $ 98,676 and in June it would have exceeded $ 103,600.

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