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Argentina wage disputes and union protests intensify

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Labor tensions in Argentina continue to escalate as unions coordinate political action and protest economic policies. While the Mesa Sindical has denounced official inflation figures as “fiction,” various sectors are reaching localized agreements or facing intensified conflict. In the transport sector, the ~~Sindicato de Choferes~~ Federación de ~~Camiones, led by Hugo Moyano, has~~ Camioneros reached a ~~collective bargaining agreement with freight business chambers for September 2026 through February 2027. The deal establishes a~~ cumulative ~~6.6% salary~~ 9.9% wage increase ~~applied in four stages, alongside a non-remunerative fixed sum of $18,000~~ agreement for the period between September 2026 and February 2027, which includes a ~~year-end~~ 1,200,000 peso extraordinary bonus ~~of $1,200,000 distributed starting~~ paid in ~~January 2027. Broader legal challenges have emerged regarding~~ installments. This follows previous negotiations by the ~~national minimum wage. The labor organizations CTA~~ Sindicato de ~~las y los Trabajadores and CTA Autónoma have formally challenged Resolution 4/2026, declaring it “nula~~ Choferes de ~~nulidad absoluta e insanable” (null and void). They highlighted~~ Camiones. Broader economic criticisms have intensified. During a ~~disparity where the annual inflation rate reached 33.3% as of August 2026, while~~ federal forum on social security, CGT officials reported that the minimum ~~wage increased by~~ pension covers only ~~16.96%. Municipal disputes show a mix~~ about 30.4 percent of ~~rejection~~ the basic food basket. Hugo Benítez, CGT Secretary of Social Security, stated that retirees are victims of policies that “isolate them and ~~negotiation. In Concordia, ATE union representatives rejected a 4% salary increase, with leader Selva arguing~~ violate their rights,” noting that 56 percent of the 2024 economic adjustment was borne by retirees and state workers. Claudio Girardi of the CGT Santa Fe further argued that current policies have caused a ~~35% increase is necessary~~ significant deterioration in purchasing power. Industrial and municipal disputes remain widespread. The Asociación Obrera Textil (AOT) has warned of factory closures in Catamarca due to ~~exceed~~ imports and falling consumption, while also contesting the ~~poverty line. Conversely, other municipalities have secured deals: Daireaux negotiated increases~~ elimination of ~~6% for September~~ a 70% zone allowance in Río Grande. At the municipal level, new agreements were reached in Chacabuco and ~~3% for October,~~ Nueve de Julio to address inflation, while ~~Benito Juárez agreed~~ other regions continue to ~~a 5.5% increase effective October 1st. Other regional disputes persist among~~ negotiate benefits for health workers ~~in Tierra del Fuego~~ and ~~judicial workers in Mendoza.~~ heavy vehicle drivers.

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