The UOM announced staggered metallurgical stoppages and warned about the loss of employment

The union entity warned that 22,000 jobs were lost and that, due to the opening of imports, 30,000 and 50,000 more danger

04/15/2025 – 19: 20hs

The Metallurgical Workers Union (UOM) He announced a fight plan, which will include progressive stoppages, in addition to assemblies. As it transpired, it occurs as contrast in the absence of salary responses, the loss of thousands of jobs and the negative impact of imports in the industry.

In this sense, the guild demanded urgent responses and measures both Business sector as to the government. The decision was made at the National Congress of Delegates, which met in the city of Mar del Platawith the participation of more than 50 sectionals throughout the country.

The UOM announced stoppages and warned about the critical labor situation of the sector

The guild defined a progressive schedule of measures that includes ten days of assemblies, a National unemployment 24 hours, followed by stops of 48 and 72 hours, in case of not obtaining answers from entrepreneurs and the Executive Power.

Along these lines, the UOM general secretary, Abel Furlánwarned about the seriousness of the situation that the sector is going through: “We have already lost 22,000 jobs and are at risk between 30,000 and 50,000 more due to the indiscriminate opening of Imports. They want to impose conditions that are not related to the economic reality we are living, “he denounced.

From the union they pointed out that the Salary deteriorationthe fall in industrial employment and the lack of dialogue by the Government configure an alarming scenario for workers in the metallurgical sector. In that context, the section of San Nicolás He explained that on Monday the informative assemblies began in the different manufacturing plants to internalize workers about the scope of the fight plan and strengthen the claim from the bases. If there is no change in economic direction or concrete responses, force measures are probable.

How were the last peers of the UOM

This parity agreement It was signed on January 13 between the UOM and the cameras Adimra, Cicama, Afarte, Fedehogar, AFAC and Camima. And established a salary increase of 12.3%, in a manner staggered, retroactive and cumulativevalid from November 1, 2024 until the end of March, distributed as follows:

• 5.5% in Novemberon basic salaries in force as of October 31.
• 2% in Decemberon the salaries of November.
• 1.8% in Januaryon the wages of December.
• 1.5% in Februaryon the salaries of January.
• 1% in Marchabout the salaries of February.

Although the agreement was signed in January, Companies had refused Apply the increases Until the official homologation will be completedl.

New Global Reference Income

The Uomtogether with business cameras Adimra, Camima and Caiamaagreed the new values ​​of the minimum global reference income for metallurgical workers, which will be implemented as follows:

• As of November 1, 2024: $ 767,854
• As of January 1, 2025: $ 797,309
• As of February 1, 2025: $ 809,268
• As of March 1, 2025: $ 817,361

With the rise of the inflationit is likely that the percentages that are negotiated are greater than 1%.