Bank clerks held a national strike today demanding the payment of 1,800 pesos allegedly owed due to wage negotiations. An assembly will be held by the union tomorrow to define a “struggle plan.”
The Security Ministry intervened Gendarmerie's Department of Judicial Affairs due to "severe deficiencies" found in the application of the officers' "wage demands."
A group of 150 Border Guard officers marched to Plaza de Mayo square to demand the Security Ministry to answer to their petition presented by the forces' authorities last week. Gendarmerie's spokesmen stated that they will remain in front of the Centinela building "until we receive an official reply."
Border Guard officers' spokesman Raúl Maza warned that they did not receive "any answer from the Government" over their wage claims, and stated that they abandoned the protest at the Centinela building because of "reprisals."
PRO lawmaker Federico Pinedo assured today he is willing to mediate in the subway conflict to avoid next week’s three day strike, but insisted that the solution of the dispute between Metrovías and unions lies on the national Government.
The salary index climbed 2.8 percent in April and accumulated a 7.3 percent increase during the first quarter of the year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the Armed Forces will receive a pay rise as she headed the armed forces annual dinner at the Libertador Building, in the Ministry of Defence.
Buenos Aires province government and unions of the Teachers Union Front agreed to go on a recess in the collective bargaining talks that will define the wage hike for the sector until it is defined nationwide.
Over a thousand police officers who continue to take over the Comando Radioeléctrico building in Misiones rejected the provincial Government’s 40 percent wage hike offer. Negotiations between Maurice Closs’ administration continued to negotiate in order to solve the dispute.
The feud between the Government and Hugo Moyano took a turn for the worse today as the CGT union leader assured that "It would seem that asking for a salary increase is being an enemy to the country,' following President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's criticisms.
Members of the Buenos Aires Teachers’ Union (Udocba) confirmed the strike to be held on Thursday and Friday to claim for a 3,100 pesos minimum wage and the renewal of wage talks, among other measures.
Acting President Amado Boudou called unionists and companies to be “rational in order to protect the growth,” referring to the upcoming wage talks that will be held this year.
The head of the Victory Front’s bloc in the Lower House Deputy Julián Domínguez labelled those who lashed out the over 100 percent Deputies and Senator salary increase, “hypocrites” today.
Greece approved bitter new austerity measures, slashing the minimum wage and chopping pensions as Athens began implementing measures demanded by international lenders in return for a 130 billion euro rescue package.
Bolivia's police ended a violent mutiny and went back to work today after reaching an accord with government ministers and the police leadership on pay and disciplinary rules, satisfying lower-ranking officers who had rejected a previous deal.