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Argentina wage deals expand across sectors

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In late June and July 2026, Argentina concluded a wave of collective bargaining agreements that lifted wages in several key sectors. After a stalemate in the oil‑seed industry, unions secured a 29.5% increase in early July. Other sectors, including textiles and sugar, also reached pacts. While the auto‑transport sector signed an agreement delivering 6–7% hikes for August–September, and domestic workers received a 1.4% increase in July, new disputes are emerging as inflation persists. By late July and early August, judicial workers began intensifying protests. Federico Villone of the UEJN warned that salaries remain “six to seven points below inflation,” noting that the union has already conducted over 30 strike actions. In Córdoba, judicial employees demonstrated to demand new salary proposals and the removal of strike penalties. Similarly, in Catamarca, public sector workers in Valle Viejo adjusted their wage increase demands to 20% to recover lost purchasing power. In the domestic sector, hourly wages for August 2026 remain unchanged from July levels, as the Commission Nacional de Trabajo en Casas Particulares has not issued a new collective bargaining agreement. Meanwhile, the SMATA and ACARA agreement for auto‑transport workers, signed on 30 July, established revised salary scales and allowances for August and September, providing increases of approximately 6% to 7% for various automotive service and administrative roles. On 18 August, the Asociación Bancaria announced a 2.1% salary increase for July 2026 to assist workers in maintaining purchasing power. This adjustment applies to all gross monthly remunerations, bringing cumulative salary growth to 19.3% since December 2025. The union indicated that the current update mechanism will continue through August, with new parity negotiations scheduled to resume in the second half of September 2026.

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