Argentina’s casino workers union AMS has formally requested that Buenos Aires Province authorities urgently convene wage negotiations, citing the absence of an official call to collective bargaining talks.
The demand follows the recent rejection of a provincial wage proposal deemed insufficient by unions.
The Asociación Gremial de Empleados de Administración Maestranza y Servicios de los Casinos Provinciales, known as AMS, submitted a formal letter, addressed to Labor Minister Jorge Correa, to the provincial Ministry of Labor requesting the immediate reopening of salary negotiations for casino workers.
In the letter, the union stated that it has not received any response to previous formal requests for wage talks and warned that the current economic situation facing casino employees requires a prompt resolution. AMS added that the lack of dialogue increases the risk of labor conflict and escalation measures that both workers and authorities seek to avoid.
The request follows the rejection by AMS and other casino sector unions of a wage offer presented by the Buenos Aires provincial government earlier this month.
According to union statements, the proposed increase failed to keep pace with inflation and did not compensate for the loss of workers’ purchasing power, leading unions to dismiss the offer and demand revised terms.
The document was signed by Aníbal D. Settino, Deputy Secretary of AMS Casinos, and Roberto Páez, General Secretary of AMS Casinos. Both officials represent administrative, maintenance and service employees working across the provincial casino network, which operates under the oversight of Buenos Aires Province’s gaming authority.
AMS represents workers employed in land-based provincial casinos, covering non-gaming operational roles such as administration, cleaning, maintenance and general services. The union regularly participates in collective bargaining processes with provincial authorities to negotiate salary adjustments and employment conditions.
Buenos Aires Province operates Argentina’s largest network of land based casinos, making labor negotiations in the sector closely monitored by gaming operators and regulators amid ongoing inflationary pressures.
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