Everything points to this reform creating jobs. It is a reform typical of authoritarian regimes, even worse than the one in effect during the dictatorship. Buenos Aires, December 14 (NA) -- The Association of State Workers (ATE) reconfirmed the national strike for December 18 with a mobilization to Plaza de Mayo, and its general secretary, Rodolfo Aguiar, called to “make the governors rot in their own territories.” In statements to the Argentine News Agency (NA), and in rejection of the labor reform project presented by the national government, the union leader assured that between the amendment and the 2026 budget, La Libertad Avanza (LLA) “will finish off the provinces.” “(The governors) are shooting themselves in the foot. This project is not compatible with the democratic system,” Aguiar stated. With this measure of force, they will also demand “an immediate reopening of collective bargaining to recover the purchasing power lost in the last two years” and will make visible their rejection of the Executive's “intention to cut the state workforce by 10%.” Based on the project recently entered through the Senate Chamber, the leader stated that “it cannot be accepted” to have 12-hour days and payment in kind: “It's a barbarity, it's inhumane and it's slave labor,” he added. IP Likewise, he cited the example of Mexico, which has just increased the minimum wage and established a gradual reduction of the workday, and that of Spain, which repealed a “regressive labor legislation” and “restored workers' rights,” becoming one of the countries in Europe where “the economy and employment grew the most.” “Business owners are the owners of the companies and with this reform they will also become our owners, owners of our lives. Approving 12-hour days and allowing payment in kind,” Aguiar concluded.
