Buenos Aires, December 2, 2025 – Amid the anticipation for the imminent sending to Congress of the government's labor reform project, a new survey by the Zentrix consultancy exposed a complex scenario: while there is majority social support for changing labor laws, there is also a strong rejection of the traditional union structure, a fact that raises alarms for the CGT and Peronism.
The survey, conducted on 1,150 cases nationwide through an online questionnaire, not only inquired about the perception of the presidential administration but also the social sensitivity regarding the key axes that the Executive of Javier Milei intends to modify.
The first outstanding data is that 55% of those consulted are in favor of modifying labor laws, against 38.9% against. The results coincided with the runoff (54.3% Milei and 45.7% Massa), which allows for precise comparisons between political segments.
One of the most conclusive data is the negative image of the unions, which reaches 63.9% of the total of those consulted. Only 15.1% expressed a positive opinion.
Among Peronist voters, who historically supported the labor movement, 30.5% expressed a negative assessment, a sign of deep wear and tear in the link between unionism and its traditional base.
The study also addressed an issue that already generates tensions between the Government and the CGT: the negotiation modality of collective labor agreements.
Among Massa voters, 41.4% also backed voluntariness, a number that reveals the loss of consensus around one of the economic pillars of unions.
The survey also shows that 61.3% of the population believes that unions must renew their authorities and modernize, while 18.3% proposes to dismantle them and 13% suggests reducing their power, a trend that indicates structural wear and tear but not total rejection of the union organization as a labor tool.
The Government, which has already made it known that the labor reform project is technically concluded, finds in these results a relevant support to advance the parliamentary debate.
Among the President's voters, support rises to 87.9%, but the surprise is among those who voted for Sergio Massa in 2023: 17.8% also showed in favor of a reform, revealing fissures in the opposition electorate.
The methodology of the study included a verification of the 2023 vote to ensure representativeness.
35.5% prefers that collective agreements be negotiated by sector, as is currently the case; 30.8% opts for a combination of sector and region; and only 20.6% backs agreements strictly by company, as the officialism promotes.
For the CGT, on the other hand, the social message is a warning: its resistance narrative may not tune in with the feeling of a majority that demands modernization, changes in contributions and review of the union model, although it still supports the continuity of sectoral agreements.
The survey finally suggests that public opinion will judge the reform by the concrete content of the project and not by union opposition.
67.5% of those surveyed spoke in favor of it being voluntary, while only 17.8% defended its obligatoriness.
It is precisely at that crossroads that the most alarming signals for Peronism and, above all, for the union leadership appear.
