An extortionate and intimidating complaint filed by Security Minister Patricia Bullrich against the top leader of the Association of State Workers (ATE), Rodolfo Aguiar, has not deterred either the union leader or the union, which insists on the protest and anticipates high participation in Wednesday’s national strike and march.

Bullrich filed a criminal complaint against Aguiar for disrupting the constitutional order and democratic life, and in response to the minister, the union leader stated that it is this government that “attacks the Constitution and the rule of law every day.”

“The clearest example is the anti-mobilization protocol and the repression of retirees every Wednesday,” Aguiar countered in a statement released by ATE.

“It seems that Bullrich isn’t satisfied with the police, weapons, batons, and tear gas; now she also needs the justice system to persecute those who think differently,” Aguiar pointed out, adding that “it’s her own ghosts that are haunting Bullrich.”

According to reports, the unions reject the reform proposal being pushed by the executive branch because it includes measures that were part of Decree 70 of last year, which were rejected by the labor movement and successfully blocked in court.

The General Confederation of Labor (CGT), like other labor federations, warned that this could become the biggest point of contention since the approval of the Labor Law in 2024.

Gerardo Martinez, head of the Construction Workers’ Union and one of the CGT representatives on the so-called May Council Roundtable, warned that the proposal as it stands includes several points incompatible with international conventions related to freedom of association and the right to strike.

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