State Employees Couldโข Seeโ Salary Overhaul โขwith Proposed Universal Basic Salary Bill
USHUAIA – Legislators Jorge lechman and Raรบl โคVon Der Thusen of โฃthe Somos Fueguinos party met โคwith Carlos Cรณrdoba,โฃ general Secretary of theโ Provincial ATE Commission, to discussโ a proposed bill establishing a Universal Basicโ Salary for all state employees. The legislation aims to address long-standing inequities and improve the financial stability of public sectorโค workers.
The core of the proposalโ focuses on โขthree key changes: โขestablishingโ a unified salary floor across all โขstate positions, eliminating pay discrepancies basedโ on rank for โฃemployees performing similar duties, and adjusting salaries to accurately reflectโ the current cost of living.
according to Cรณrdoba, the ATE believes a common salary floor is crucial to eliminate unfairness โขwithin the system.He emphasized โขthat current salary structuresโฃ “discourage administrative careers โand fragmentโ the salary system,”โข necessitating a comprehensive adjustment.
Legislator Von Der Thusen highlighted the โขwidespreadโ impact of the issue, stating that low salariesโข affect both provincialโข and municipal employees, and that purchasing power has considerably โdeclined over time. He argued that a reorganization of state resources is vital toโ improve the income and working conditions โคof those โคwho โคmaintain public administration.
Lechman โechoed this sentiment, asserting that a well-functioningโฃ state requires a well-compensated workforce. “We โcannot talk about efficiency if theโข salary does not accompany it,” he stated,โฃ advocating for a basic โsalary that is “orderly, equivalent and adjusted to economicโ reality” to โensure stability and dignityโ forโ stateโ employees.He โstressed the urgency of the discussion, calling for immediate action on the matter.