Argentina’s public‑sector unions ramp up wage protests and strike threats

Union leaders across Argentina have intensified actions over wages and benefits. The Unión Tranviario Automotor (UTA) warned of possible strikes in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area after negotiations with transport companies stalled, while the Ersa operator abruptly suspended key bus lines in Resistencia, leaving thousands without service. The Federación Argentina de Transportadores por Automotor de Pasajeros (FATAP) announced a “terminal” crisis, blaming missing national subsidies and the loss of discounts for vulnerable passengers. In Córdoba, the federation of transport firms (FETAP) and the UTA opened emergency talks to avoid a stoppage over the advance salary and the yearly bonus.

Municipal authorities in San Miguel de Tucumán raised the urban bus fare by 36 % to $1 700, citing rising diesel costs and the need to keep the service running.

Parallel to transport disputes, education and health workers have also mobilised. The Confederación de Trabajadores de la Educación (CTERA) called a new national teachers’ strike, demanding an urgent paritary, the reinstatement of the FONID education fund and a salary recomposition. The Asociación de Trabajadores del Estado (ATE) petitioned the province of Buenos Aires for an urgent reopening of wage talks, warning that delayed negotiations are eroding workers’ purchasing power.

The Federación de Asociaciones de Trabajadores de la Sanidad Argentina (FATSA) declared a state of alert over the lack of a salary proposal for health‑care staff.

Together, these actions reflect a broad wave of public‑sector labour unrest driven by inflation, subsidy cuts and stalled collective bargaining.