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Argentina: budget, wage strikes and pension reform debate

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2026-07-27 12:17 UTC → 2026-07-27 19:51 UTC · added removed

The July 2026 decree of necessity and urgency expanded the national budget by roughly about 409 billion pesos, funding ANSES pension transfers, higher university salaries, the Manuel Belgrano scholarship and a 49‑billion‑peso boost for the State Intelligence Secretariat. It also earmarked Central Bank earnings and debt‑service funds Secretariat while leaving keeping the projected fiscal surplus unchanged. In Santa Fe, the semi‑annual wage‑negotiation cycle advanced. intensified. A July 20 24 proposal offered teachers up to a 15 % increase for the second half of 2026 and an average annual rise of about roughly 49 %, while lower‑tier public staff could receive up to 15.5 % raises with guaranteed minimum amounts. %. The Unión del Personal Civil de la Nación (UPCN) and the Asociación de Trabajadores del Estado (ATE) accepted teachers’ assembly AMSAFE rejected the provincial package, providing offer on July 24, citing a cumulative 10.1 loss of purchasing power of over 30 % increase and the absence of automatic inflation indexing; the union called for protests from July to December. New developments emerged at 30 through August and demanded a 35 % recovery of lost wages. The health sector split: the end Association of July. Argentine Medical Doctors (AMRA) accepted the staggered raises, while the Union of University Health Professionals (Siprus) voted 76 % for a strike. A wave of strikes labor actions spread nationwide: the UPCN nationwide in late July. The Union of Public Workers of Corrientes called (UPCN) declared an active strike “active strike” for 29 July; July 29, transport workers suspended bus services; teachers’ unions in Jujuy, Buenos Aires, Formosa and Río Negro announced multi‑day stoppages; services indefinitely, and the Union of Civil Personnel of Chaco rejected a 10 % raise as illegal. In Santa Fe, the teachers’ assembly AMSAFE voted to reject the offer, citing the absence of automatic inflation indexing Teachers’ unions in Jujuy, Buenos Aires, Formosa and a loss of purchasing power exceeding 30 %, while the health sector split – the Association of Argentine Medical Doctors (AMRA) endorsed the plan, but the Union of University Health Professionals (Siprus) voted for a strike. Meanwhile, Río Negro announced 48‑ to 72‑hour stoppages against provincial offers ranging from 4 % to 7 %. In Entre Ríos, the teachers’ union SADOP in Entre Ríos sent an open letter urging to the provincial legislature to lower house urging a halt to a pension‑reform bill that would link retirees’ benefits to broader fiscal adjustments introduce a solidarity contribution starting at 19 %, add a 3 % personal contribution, and remove automatic salary‑pension linkage. The union warned change pension calculations, which the reform union says would reduce pension lower replacement rates and increase contributions for active workers. rates.

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  1. 2026-07-27 19:51 UTC Argentina: budget, wage strikes and pension reform debate
  2. 2026-07-27 12:17 UTC Argentina: budget, wage strikes and pension reform debate
  3. 2026-07-26 14:37 UTC Argentina: budget, wage talks, pension delays, protests

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