Buenos Aires Legislature to vote on 'anti-Moyano' law to block union indemnifications

Buenos Aires, November 25, 2025 – On the eve of a key meeting between the Camioneros union and waste collection concession companies, the Buenos Aires Legislature has been embroiled in a new political front. Facundo Del Gaiso, a legislator from the Civic Coalition, announced that he will seek to bring his initiative, known as the 'anti-Moyano law,' to an immediate vote. This project aims to block the multi-million-dollar indemnifications historically claimed by the union. Del Gaiso anticipated that he will request to enable the urgent treatment this Thursday, during the same session where the City's 2026 Budget will be discussed. This initiative already has the backing of the Buenos Aires Minister of Finance, Gustavo Arengo Piragine, reinforcing the idea that the city's ruling coalition supports the strategy of halting any extraordinary transfer to Camioneros, especially those that could set an economic precedent for future concessions. The coming hours will be decisive: if the urgent treatment is approved, the Legislature could take the first step in a political confrontation that reconfigures the historic relationship of the Buenos Aires State with the Moyano union and threatens to further complicate the already complex negotiation between companies and workers. In his circle, they maintain that the scenario is favorable, although some legislators still doubt the possibility of an escalatory conflict with a union of high mobilization capacity. The discussion takes place in a context where the City seeks to contain spending growth while facing the budget discussion for 2026. In the administration of Jorge Macri, they also emphasized that the head of government has been promoting a reordering of the relationship with Camioneros, with stricter fines and reinforced controls over the service. In parallel, different voices from the business sector have suggested that in a scenario of explicit rejection of indemnifications, the union might try to negotiate alternatives, such as a salary increase outside of collective bargaining, possibly in specific items like food. Under this practice, known for years as the 'Moyano Law,' the union also receives a percentage of the amounts corresponding to each affiliate. The debate gains strength while Camioneros pressures companies to advance part of the indemnifications that—in their view—the workers should have collected this year, even though the concession was extended until 2028 during the administration of Horacio Rodríguez Larreta. The demand caught the companies by surprise, and at the beginning of the week, they held a first meeting with the union, describing the claim as 'unviable.' For Hugo Moyano, they interpret, it is essential to show some kind of result before the internal union struggle and the pressure from delegates. The eventual treatment of the law this Thursday will depend on the willingness of a broad majority: Del Gaiso needs to gather 40 votes, a figure that could only be reached with the joint support of La Libertad Avanza, the PRO, the larretistas, radicalism, and the republicans. He assures that the objective is to stop what he considers an 'extortive mechanism' sustained for decades. The negotiation was adjourned until Tuesday. From the Buenos Aires Government, they reiterated their frontal rejection of the union's proposal, recalling that the extension of the contracts keeps the conditions intact until 2028 and dismisses any advance indemnity payment. According to their calculations, indemnifying the 6,000 collectors under traditional rules would imply a cost close to USD 200 million for the city's treasury. The legislator emphasized that this is not an initiative 'against the workers,' but against what he defines as 'an entrenched structure that forces the indemnification and rehiring of the entire workforce every time the service concession changes.'