Wages: agreed rail parity of 37.5% per year, additional $ 15,000 and reviewed in October

Far from the inflation figures forecast by the government, the four railway unions and passenger and freight transport companies Under the state’s orbit, they agreed on Thursday, May 6, in joint negotiations a 37.5% salary improvement until next March, an increase that will also include a review clause in October and other non-remunerative amounts, as well as a “extraordinary and unique bonus” of 15,000 pesos. It should be remembered that the metallurgists had signed an increase of 35.2% in April, which was considered “witness case” for the rest of the guilds.

The significant improvement was signed by the holders of the Unión Ferroviaria (UF), the Union of Train Drivers La Fraternidad and the Associations of Supervisory Staff of the Argentine Railways (Apdfa) and Signalers (ASFA)and public transport companies of passengers and freight Sofse, Adifse, BCyL Lines Belgrano Cargas, San Martín and Urquiza and Decahf.

As part of the wage negotiations, these unions and public enterprises have agreed with the authorities of the portfolios of labor and transport that the improvement in wages will be 37.5% until next March and a bonus of 15,000 pesos. The increase will be billed 12 percent on wages for that month of May, 4 more for August, a 4 for October, a 10 for January and another 4 percent on wages for May from March 2022.

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In addition, as the headlines of the four guilds report, Sergio Sasia, Omar Maturano, Adrián Silva and Enrique Maigua, respectively, it was agreed to add an additional 3.5% to this month’s wages, what absorbed the “Additional remuneration for the 2020 act” 4 thousand pesos that workers have received “on account” since the agreement of October 29, which definitively ended the conventional negotiations for the period from April 20 to March 21, a statement said.

This 3.5% percentage incorporated into the salary grids increased the total gross salary, including base salary and all bonuses, travel expenses and seniority.

The rail increase will be charged 12% on wages for that month of May, 4 more in August, 4 in October, 10 in January and an additional 4% on wages for May from March 2022.

Trade unionists and heads of state-owned enterprises also agreed on the total gross salary -including usual and regular bonuses, travel expenses and seniority-, the payment of various non-remunerative sums: 6% of the active in May, 4% in July, 4 more in September, 4 in November and 4% in December.

Railways, declared “essential” As part of the coronavirus pandemic, they will also receive a bonus for the activity ‘workers day’ of 15 thousand pesos as an extraordinary bonus, for the only time, this month of May. The amount of the “Act for the Effective Provision of Tasks in the ASPO” will also be increased from 5,000 non-remunerative pesos to 6,500 pesos, retroactively to last April, although taking into account that the amount for that month has already collected, the difference will be perceived. in May.

Trade unionists and leaders agreed to review the agreement next October to monitor the economic and wage situation and the development of the inflationary process. The four unions continue negotiations with the companies SAC and Metrovías SA

“The agreement was reached through direct and difficult negotiations due to the economic and social context of the country by Covid-19, but without the need to call for direct action measures and without losing working hours, because the real strength was the unity of the unions “, the leaders concluded in the union press document.

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