Argentina’s Labor Ministry stops pilots’ strike — MercoPress

Argentina’s Labor Ministry stops pilots’ strike

Flights will operate normally while wage negotiations continue

The Argentine Ministry of Labor issued a so-called mandatory conciliation order, thereby thwarting the strike announced for Friday by the pilots’ union APLA.

Therefore, Aerolineas Argentinas flights will operate as scheduled on the last working day before the two-week winter holidays and the court recess in the country’s capital.

In addition to APLA, the Argentine Association of Flight Attendants also wanted to carry out a protest action against the deregulation of the aviation industry initiated by President Javier Milei, which allows foreign competitors to operate unlimited domestic and international flights.

Aerolíneas Argentinas “does not resolve or propose anything in the collective bargaining process, causing a conflict before the winter holidays,” APLA warned, threatening to continue the strike into the first week of the holidays, disrupting the travel plans of thousands.

Wage negotiations will still be ongoing as salaries in Argentina, especially in the public sector, lag far behind inflation.