Overview
- ATE scheduled stoppages at airports nationwide from March 18 to 24 in two daily windows, 9:00–12:00 and 17:00–20:00, with only sanitary, humanitarian and official flights guaranteed.
- The action targets more than 27 airports and was approved in worker assemblies, with ATE demanding payment of agreed raises and a sectoral wage negotiation for ANAC staff.
- Major hubs including Ezeiza and Aeroparque are expected to see delays, reprogramming and possible cancellations, and the union urged authorities to notify passengers in advance.
- ATE leader Rodolfo Aguiar called the new labor law’s essential‑services requirement unconstitutional and urged disobedience, while government sources insist the 75% operativity rule is immediately enforceable for aviation and air traffic control.
- As of the latest reports, the national government had not issued a formal reply to the announced walkouts, which fall over a long‑weekend period with higher passenger traffic.