The United Front of Trade Unions (FreSU), which brings together ATE, the UOM, Oilseed Workers, Aeronautics and more than 100 organizations from various labor centers, has called a press conference for this Friday, March 13, at 11 a.m. at the national headquarters of the State Workers' Association (ATE), located at Avenida Belgrano 2527, where it will present a series of its own indicators on the cost of living in Argentina. The initiative aims to develop alternative measurements of price evolution and the cost of the basic basket for workers' households, in contrast to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) published by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC). As explained by the union front, the objective is to provide tools that strengthen salary demands in the face of the loss of purchasing power. Currently, the Front is involved in conflicts in various regions of the country, continuing to add unions and support at the federal level around a common agenda of defending work, national industry, union organization, and sovereignty. The United Front of Trade Unions (FreSU), comprising ATE, the UOM, Oilseed Workers, Aeronautics, and over 100 organizations from various labor centers, has called a press conference for this Friday, March 13, at 11 a.m. at the national headquarters of the State Workers' Association (ATE), located at Avenida Belgrano 2527, to present its own indicators on the cost of living in Argentina. With a presence in conflicts across different regions of the country, the coalition continues to add unions and endorsements at the federal level around a common agenda of defending labor, national industry, union organization, and sovereignty. This initiative aims to create alternative measurements of price evolution and the cost of the basic basket for workers' households, in contrast to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) published by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC). As explained by the union front, the goal is to provide tools that strengthen salary demands in the face of the loss of purchasing power. According to their statement, the objective is to offer tools that allow for the discussion of collective bargaining and salary demands with data constructed from the workers' perspective. Demands for sovereignty and employment in the south The presentation of these indicators comes amid a series of public interventions by the union front in various labor and territorial conflicts. Photo: FreSU Press. The United Front of Trade Unions (FreSU), comprising ATE, the UOM, Oilseed Workers, Aeronautics, and over 100 organizations from various labor centers, has called a press conference for this Friday, March 13, at 11 a.m. at the national headquarters of ATE (Avenida Belgrano 2527) to present its own indicators on the cost of living and the salary needed to cover basic needs. Photo: ATE Press. From the FreSU, they state that the publication of their own indicators responds to the need to question the official inflation figures disseminated by the national statistical body.
