Overview
- Workers at Argentina's civil aviation regulator ANAC, organized by the public-sector union ATE, will join a nationwide strike that falls on Tuesday, April 21, with a noon rally at Buenos Aires' Aeroparque.
- Union leaders say the stoppage could slow safety checks, inspections, and ramp services, leading to flight delays, schedule changes, and cancellations.
- The dispute centers on a non-remunerative allowance the union says should have been paid with February wages, along with demands to reopen pay bargaining and address working conditions.
- The Labor Secretariat ordered a 15-day mandatory conciliation on March 18, which paused action, then ATE resumed its plan after the window closed, arguing the government did not fix the pay issue.
- The action follows record airport traffic in March 2026, with 4,636,151 passengers nationwide, which could magnify the impact if controls and inspections slow.