Banks and employers’ chambers resume joint labor negotiations

The Banking Association (AB), led by Sergio Palazzo, and the business chambers of the activity will hold a new joint meeting at the Labor Relations headquarters of the Ministry of Labor located at Callao 114.

The meeting will be a continuation of the talks that took place on Monday, when the Association of Public and Private Banks of the Argentine Republic (Abappra) proposed “to grant an extraordinary sum for one time of a non-remunerative nature, as salary compensation for tax to Profits”.

The meeting was scheduled for Wednesday the 8th in the morning, but it had to be postponed until this Fridayas announced by the Secretary of Press and Diffusion of the Banking Association, Claudio Bustelo, through Twitter.

“Thus, the amounts offered range from a scale of $12,500 to $136,500, to be paid 50% in May and the remaining 50% in September 2023. The chamber clarifies that this extraordinary bonus will not be applicable to banking entities that currently reimburse their workers for said tribute,” the union said in a statement.

On the other hand, the private chambers (ABA, Adeba and ABE) only ratified the salary proposal presented on 02/16/23 and expressed that they would analyze Abappra’s offer and the BCRA took note of all the proposals.

“It is clear that the banking business chambers are not up to the circumstances considering that we are in a very difficult economic situation, where the most affected, as always, are the workers,” the union organization indicated. .

In that sense, It was recalled that the workers “go through the third month without receiving a salary increase and they have not received the retroactive corresponding to the year 2022.”

“For all of the above, we reject the proposals made by all the banking chambers, understanding that they are insufficient and that they are not adjusted to the current times, nor to our just claims,” ​​they stated from the union.

In the midst of this salary conflict, The Ministry of Labor issued a mandatory conciliation for 15 days, on February 23, in the midst of the 24-hour strike carried out by bank workers throughout the country demanding salary increases.

The work portfolio intimidated the Banking Association through an official resolution to “render without effect” for fifteen days “any direct action measure that they were implementing or planned to implement, providing services in a normal and habitual manner.”