ATE's secretary general maintained that those who support the project 'will sign their death sentence.'
Compartir:
State Workers Association (ATE) launched a new threat against the governors who support the labor modernization bill promoted by the Government of Javier Milei, by maintaining that those who back the bill "will sign their death sentence."
The threat was made by the general secretary of the union, the leftist Rodolfo Aguiar, ahead of the debate that will take place this Wednesday in the Senate.
In the city of Rosario, the United Unions Front (FreSU) led a protest today together with various Kirchnerist union organizations with the aim of pressuring the governors and the national senators to reject the official initiative.
The general secretary of ATE Nacional, Rodolfo Aguiar, was the one who raised the tone against the provincial leaders who are considering supporting the reform. "The governors who endorse this labor reform will be signing their own death sentence, and the death sentence of their province," he threatened.
Rodolfo Aguiar, titular de ATE.
The message, far from contributing arguments to the debate, represents a direct threat, in line with the agenda that ATE has been maintaining since the beginning of Milei's Government.
Aguiar, one of the most confrontational union leaders with Casa Rosada, also reiterated his rejection of the content of the initiative by maintaining that it includes a reduction of the income tax for companies.
In that context, the union leader stated that the reform puts "all the labor rights that we know" at risk, something completely false, and he urged the governors to "defend the citizens who live in each one of their territories," seeking to have them reject an initiative that aims to modernize the labor market, promote formal employment, and reduce the historic levels of informality.
"All the labor rights that we know are at risk of being lost. That's why it is a serious mistake to prohibit them tomorrow Wednesday the 11th from mobilizing to Congress, from exercising the right to strike for the workers. It is a missed opportunity," Aguiar said in a video posted on social media.
Javier Milei en Corporación América.
Rodolfo Aguiar's threats
The statements add to a long list of threats by the head of ATE, who keeps a stance of direct confrontation with Javier Milei's Government. Among the most serious precedents are remarks that resulted in a criminal complaint by the Ministry of Security.
In November 2025, Aguiar maintained that his objective was to "provoke this government's crisis," which prompted a legal filing for threats to the constitutional order and to democratic life.
At the end of 2024, the union leader once again found himself at the center of controversy when he stated: "2025 has to be the year in which we steal their chainsaw and we start cutting off their heads," a phrase that was widely condemned for its violent content.
