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Federal Court Halts Two Labor Law Articles for Argentina’s Commerce Union

A sector‑specific injunction signals growing judicial pushback that is slowing the reform’s rollout.

Overview

  • A federal judge in San Martín issued a six‑month injunction that suspends articles 131 and 133 of Law 27.802 for the commerce sector.
  • The ruling keeps in force FAECYS’s collective bargaining agreements, including the long‑standing CCT 130/75.
  • It freezes a planned curb on ultraactividad, the rule that keeps an expired contract in effect until a new one is signed.
  • It also stops a new 2% cap on solidarity contributions, so companies must keep withholding and depositing the sums set in the pact that fund union services and OSECAC health coverage.
  • The order does not decide the law’s constitutionality and adds to earlier court moves against other provisions, leaving implementation patchy and confined here to commerce workers.