The government will appeal the ruling that restored the holiday to ATE's privileged members

Within the framework of its crusade against privileges inherited from the Kirchnerist regime, the national government announced that it will appeal the court ruling that reinstated the holiday for State Workers' Day. The measure, issued by Judge Moira Fullana, provisionally suspended the effects of Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) 475/2024, which eliminated the non-working day of June 27 for national public employees.

The presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, was categorical in his statements on the matter: "The union mafia managed to have the judicial caste, in record time, once again protect one of its privileges". Through his official account on the social network X, the official denounced Fullana's actions, whom he described as a "militant judge", and assured that the government "will immediately file the corresponding appeal to ensure the elimination of any benefit or prerogative of a caste above the people."

The court ruling, which benefits exclusively the workers represented by the State Workers' Association (ATE), was issued by the National First Instance Labor Court No. 41. There, the magistrate granted a precautionary measure filed by the union led by Rodolfo Aguiar, arguing that the elimination of the holiday could "harm collective labor rights protected by current regulations."

Nevertheless, the government even questioned the technical aspect of the court measure. "The ruling was so rushed that the incompetent Judge Fullana made a mistake in the article she intends to suspend with the precautionary measure," Adorni denounced.

From the Ministry of Justice, the Legal and Technical Secretariat and the Cabinet Office are already working in a coordinated manner to appeal the decision before the National Labor Appeals Chamber, with the aim of reinstating the presidential DNU that had eliminated a holiday considered unnecessary and costly for public finances.

Meanwhile, the union leader Rodolfo Aguiar celebrated the ruling as "a defense of acquired rights" and stated that "judicial intervention was necessary in the face of an attempt to undermine working conditions." However, from the government side, this stance is interpreted as a clear sign of the corporate stagnation that the current government is determined to dismantle.

The background of this dispute goes beyond the specific case of June 27. It is part of a broader process that seeks to review the structure of holidays and leave in public employment, in line with the principles of efficiency, equity, and austerity promoted by President Javier Milei since the beginning of his administration.

The confrontation between the Executive Branch and the union sectors protected by a sector of the Judiciary is not new, but it is intensifying at a key moment for the structural reforms the government has been implementing. This time, the point of friction is a holiday, but the underlying debate is much deeper: it is about who governs and with what legitimacy the privileges of a few are defended against the mandate demanding concrete changes.

For now, June 27 will remain a non-working day only for workers represented by ATE, although the final decision will be in the hands of the Appeals Chamber. Meanwhile, the government reaffirms its course: dismantling the privileges of a caste that for decades lived off the effort of the Argentine taxpayer.