by Members of the police of la rioja held this Friday a stoppage of activities by which public buildings and provincial bank facilities were left without official custody. The force measure is in demand for salary improvements.
They camped in front of the Government House of La Rioja, where in the afternoon they demonstrated against Governor Ricardo Quintela. “Let them all go, let not a single one remain,” they intoned. They also exclaimed that “Quintela is afraid.” Other unions in the public sector supported their mobilization, which surpassed the centenary of those summoned.
At night, the provincial president received representatives of the Police. At the end of the meeting, the Government of La Rioja announced a salary recomposition, a chainsaw plan for the State and the possible launch of a “virtual currency.”
The call had begun on Thursday night, with the setting up of tents in Plaza 25 de Mayo.
Minutes later, at dawn on Friday, some representatives met with the Chief of Staff and the Minister of Security, the local newspaper reported. The Ancasti.
“The meeting lasted a long time and there was no consensus,” said Daniel Moreno, lawyer for the provincial police, in dialogue with Chain 3.
There had already been an attempt at rapprochement by the Security portfolio, which went to the Police Headquarters on Wednesday. “The unwavering decision of the governor, Ricardo Quintela, to defend federalism, local autonomies and the interests of all Riojans was highlighted, in the face of a governing model at the national level based mainly on economic liberalism and the brutal adjustment that affects the majority of citizens,” was the government’s assessment.
The members of the La Rioja Police assure that they will charge only between 250 thousand and 270 thousand pesos. They want to raise that amount to 800 thousand pesos, “to be comparable to the Police of other provinces.” They submitted a petition to the authorities in which, in addition to the salary improvement, they requested respect for working hours, an increase in additional benefits and an increase in “uniform maintenance.”
They also want “no police officer to be persecuted or harmed at work for having fought for a decent wage.”
Given the lack of progress in the negotiations, he decided to remain in the square and not take his positions this Friday.
In this way, the provincial public buildings and the facilities of the Rioja bank. they did not have custody.
At night, it was Quintela himself who received the protesters. He promised to recompose salaries in two installments: 70% in January salaries and 30% with “the fortnight.” To address those increases, he announced a chainsaw plan and the evaluation of a virtual currency.
“All measures will be taken to reduce operating expenses throughout the State and shrink the ministerial structure to address this claim,” the Government indicated.
“In turn, the governor promised to work together with provincial legislators to advance a bill for the issuance of a own virtual currency that serves as a tool to address the lack of resources that crosses the province”, completing in the official statement.
On this Friday night, the police maintained the strikewaiting for details on the new salary scales.
Quintela against Milei: he claims more than 9 billion pesos
Late on Thursday, Quintela had gone out to respond to the first demands of the Police. “We want to increase salaries and we need the Nation to send the funds that correspond to the people of Rioja,” she expressed in an extensive Twitter post, in which crossed over to the government of Javier Milei due to the increase in inflation due to “shock and harmful measures.”
“We continue to ask the National Government to send funds that they owe us this year, which is 9.3 billion pesos, to be able to grant increases, but it turns a deaf ear to this request, leaving aside the need of the provinces,” added the provincial leader.
Besides, He distanced himself from accusations against his management.
“Suspicions are sown of mismanagement by the administration of our Government, which always made the necessary efforts to contain all sectors, especially the most vulnerable,” said Quintela.
In that sense, he remarked: “Everything that came to the province was distributed in public policies and in the pockets of the people, just as a present State should do.”
And conclusions with more criticism of the Milei government. “The national State must guarantee that these funds arrive so as not to continue freezing salaries since desperation and uncertainty are already being felt and more strongly. You cannot wait 15 years to see results, Argentines are having a bad time today. They are in the Government to improve the quality of life of the population and not to worsen it,” said Quintela.
