The possibility of granting new lump sum to rebuild wages was flatly rejected this Tuesday, February 21, by the Minister of Labor, Rachel “Kelly” Olmos.
“He Government does not agree with the idea of a fixed sum that it would destroy the parity process and that whenever it was applied -both in the original management of Néstor Kirchner and in that of Alberto Fernández- after a crisis process that had demolished that and where there had not been a parity capable of rebuilding,” he pointed out. the official in dialogue with Radio With You.
The pressure for the fixed sum was renewed after the meeting held by the head of Buenos Aires Peronism and La Cámpora, maximum kirchnerwith unionists who respond politically to the vice president Cristina Kirchnerin the antechamber of the Summit of the Front of All at the PJ headquarters.
The Government ratified the inflation goal of 30% for the first semester and asked to align parities
In the Buenos Aires Graphic Federation, Kirchner and Andres Larroque they listened to the claims of the metallurgist Abel Furlan; the leaders Sergius Palace (banking), Vanessa Siley (judicial) and the owner of the house Hector Amichetti, in representation of the Federal Current of Workers; besides the moyanist Omar Plaini; the referents of the CTA Hugo Yasky, Roberto Baradel and Sonia Alesso; and the Minister of Labor Axel Kicillof, Walter Correa.
Yasky had sent a document to the Minister of Labor and the Secretary of Public Employment in January, Ana Castellaniso that they authorize a disbursement of $30,000 for workers of the national administration.
From the Executive they indicate that they will continue with joint negotiations.
Massa defends a parity guideline of 30% for the first semester
The Government and the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa(which was not issued publicly on the lump sum idea) continue defending the parity guideline close to 30% for the first semester to anchor inflationary expectations.
Olmos affirmed that the union leaders with whom he speaks are against the idea of a fixed sum.
“Everyone reaffirms the parity; that the parity is very vigorous. If you take the average of the increases expected for January from the main parity negotiations, they gave a 6 and a half”, he highlighted.
Kelly Olmos: “Salaries should not be an anchor of the anti-inflationary process”
“We would have expected that the 6 and a half that we had seen would mean an important recomposition. Faced with an inflation rate of 6%, it was simply affirming that the parity will cover against inflation“said Olmos in dialogue with radio with you.
Last year, Kirchnerism publicly pushed for the idea of a fixed sum. The vice president claimed a bonus in one of her reappearances in an act with the UOM.
He President finally ended up giving in with a Solomonic solution that did not satisfy its partners and announced by decree a bonus of $24,000 for workers with incomes of up to $161,859.
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