Argentina public sector workers protest wages, pension reform and alleged corruption

Judicial employees in Entre Ríos announced a strike for Friday, June 26, demanding urgent salary and labor improvements, warning that “our claim is essentially wage‑related and seeks a dignified improvement for all judicial workers.”

In Salta, the judicial union led by Matías Aramayo highlighted that its staff rank among the lowest‑paid in the country, stating “judicial employees are among the worst‑paid in Argentina” and calling for salaries that at least cover the basic basket of goods.

At the Concordia tollbooth, ATE Concordia organized a coordinated distribution of pamphlets, protesting a national pension reform that they say directly harms public employees and erodes purchasing power across the population.

In Santa Cruz, APEL secretary‑general David Catrihuala accused Vice‑Governor Fabián Luis Chamón of corruption and condemned the three‑year freeze on recategorizations and salary negotiations, which he says harms legislative workers.

Gabriela Ance, leader of the Party Obrero, called a mass rally in Río Gallegos to denounce the La Libertad Avanza forum, describing it as “a provocation, an attack and an attempt to legitimize hate speech,” and condemning the government's adjustment policies that have increased unemployment and reduced real wages.