This Thursday thousands of workers AMONG make a new cessation of activities at all locations that the largest social work in Latin America has in the country. The measure was called, with zero participation from the rank and file, by the leadership of the so-called “inter-union table”, made up of the union bureaucracies. ATE , Appamia , Sutepa y UTI . UPCN one of the largest unions led for 35 years by Andres Rodriguezdoes not integrate that table and dialogues with the Government on its side.
The central claim is for the more than necessary salary update. With the complicity of these same union conducts, from November 2024 the government of Javier Miley maintains frozen salaries of the social work workers who serve millions of retirees and pensioners.
In the last joint meeting, held on October 21, the national authorities offered a ridiculous increase. Just 1.2% in October, plus 0.8% in November and 0.8% in December. That is, a 2.8% in three monthswhen it is estimated that in that same period inflation will exceed 6%. All of this, of course, without recovering a penny of what purchasing power was lost throughout this year of salary freeze.
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After noon on Thursday, the workers found out through social networks that UPCN finally signed a joint agreement with the Governmentjust a few decimal major to the one proposed last week (4.5% divided into 2.3, 1.1 and 1.1 for the next three months plus three bonuses for a total of $160 thousand). “They are sending him now to look for prevent us from marching and continuing to protestbut on the contrary that is generating even more anger“, they told The Daily Left workers from the door of the headquarters.
Before the government provocation of Freedom Advancesthe union leaders seemed to “wake up” and rejected the official salary offer. At the same time, they are trying to relocate in light of what part of their bases have been expressing in assemblies held in several of the largest headquarters. Hence the call for protest measures that, at least for the moment, are no more than limited cessations of activities and the occasional mobilization. Measures that, in any case, have a great turnout of those who day by day sustain the AMONG .
This week the protests began on Tuesday between 12 and 2 p.m. and on Wednesday between 11 and 2 p.m. This Thursday they continue with cessation of activities from 12 and one movement to the headquarters of Ministry of Deregulation and Transformation of the State that drives the staticide Federico Sturzeneggerlocated at Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña 788 in the City of Buenos Aires.
They participated in the protest at the headquarters and the march to the Ministry several delegations from the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) and even from La Platadespite the tightening that in recent days arrived at the offices directly from the libertarian management.
The background of the protests by the workers of AMONG is linked to a deeper crisis: the loss of purchasing power of pension assetshe deterioration of performance of the public health system and obstacles in access to basic rights.
That is why the measures that are being carried out have the accompaniment of many and many retirees who denounce the delay in payments of the subsidies they receive and that they are insufficient, while stating that “it is increasingly difficult to access benefits and that they are becoming less and less.”
Every Wednesday in front of Congress and every day in their daily lives, retirees maintain that the pension system is being emptied by Milei and his henchmen. Therefore, more than ever, Union leaders have the responsibility of organizing and activating a plan of struggle national, with continuity and debate among all workers and members.
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
