According to the union, the national government reversed an increase in the "rationing" bonus, which was already settled in the official system, and failed to pay salaries on the scheduled date. State workers are maintaining strike action that is disrupting air operations. "The government made the incomprehensible decision to reverse a salary increase that had been agreed upon, resettle the payments, and leave workers without salaries," said Rodolfo Aguiar, general secretary of ATE, who noted that the increase was already visible in employees' pay slips through the SARHA system. Sources from the ANAC told the Argentine News Agency that they are working to defuse the protest and ensure there are no disruptions to air operations. During that day, all commercial flights would be canceled, with the exception of medical, humanitarian, state, or organ transplant transfers. Meanwhile, throughout this week, operations at counters and runways will continue to be subject to delays arising from informational assemblies in the workplace. "We don't know when we are going to get paid and they are denying an increase that had been settled," stated Marcelo Belelli, an ATE representative in Ezeiza, who described the official decision as a political maneuver that severely harms the workers' purchasing power. If the strike goes ahead on February 9, the action will last 24 hours and affect critical areas such as ground control, health services, firefighters, and administration in Argentina's 30 airports. Buenos Aires, February 1 (NA) -- The general strike at airports across the country, initially scheduled for this Monday, February 2, was postponed by the ATE union following a warning from its legal teams about the need to comply with the essentiality law. The current legislation requires a minimum of five days' notice for these types of services, which moves the probable date of the work stoppage to next Monday, February 9. However, despite the postponement of the main measure, the union maintains a permanent state of assembly in the different terminals, a situation that has already begun to cause delays and complications in the scheduling of domestic and international flights. The conflict originated from a non-payment of salaries by the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC). Nevertheless, union delegates were adamant in stating that the measure will be ratified this Monday through a formal announcement.
