Overview
- The CGT formally called a 24-hour national strike over the bill’s sick-leave changes, marking its fourth general stoppage of the Milei presidency.
- Chamber leaders plan to issue a committee report on Wednesday and, if they secure the votes, to summon a floor debate on Thursday before the end-of-February deadline.
- To win allied support, the government is considering amending Article 44 in Diputados and returning that change to the Senate for quick ratification after resistance to handling it by regulation.
- Deputies aligned with Córdoba’s cordobesismo signaled objections to the sick-leave cuts and the new dismissal-indemnity fund (FAL), a position that could be pivotal in a close vote.
- As negotiations intensified, President Javier Milei met Senate bloc leader Patricia Bullrich in Olivos to coordinate strategy, while Economy Minister Luis Caputo touted an 85% reduction in employer contributions for new hires and urged business chambers to endorse it publicly.