Empty Parity in Río Negro: Strong Union Rejection of Lack of Wage Proposal

The unrest grows among the state unions and teachers of Río Negro after the provincial government called for a joint meeting without presenting any concrete offer to recompose wages. Despite the inflationary context, the administration limited itself to exposing economic figures and avoided talking about increases, generating a wide repudiation by ATE and Unter. The meeting, held on Thursday, May 15, was defined by the unions as “provocative” an…

The meeting takes place after the national government spread the April inflation rate this week: 2.8%. On the agenda there is also the move from the non-bonificable remuneration to the basics (036 of Law 643 and other agreements); the implementation of the unfavorable area payment for the auxiliaries of education; and the readjustment of the salary scale of 643. In the closed paritarians on 19 February, the government had agreed with the guilds …