After rejecting government proposal, employees will stop essential services; they ask for career equality with other categories
O Synagencythe union that represents employees of regulatory agencies in Brazil, rejected this Monday (22.Jul.2024) the salary adjustment proposal presented by the government. Read the full note below.
At the meeting, the organization also approved a general strike in the category from July 31 to August 1. Employees from all 11 regulatory agencies will stop providing essential services, such as control and inspection in ports, airports and the supply of electricity and water.
The government’s proposal includes an increase of up to 21.4% for career positions and up to 13.4% for PEC (Special Position Plan), divided into two installments: January 2025 and April 2026.
According to Sinagências, the offer does not resolve the pay distortions in the category or in relation to other typical State careers. They ask:
- The salary appreciation and equalization of regulatory professionals with those who work in the so-called management cycle, such as careers at the Central Bank, CGU (Office of the Comptroller General of the Union), Susep (Superintendence of Private Insurance) and CVM (Securities and Exchange Commission). The category claims 40% wage gap in comparison with employees in the management cycle;
- O end of contingencyand increase in the agencies’ budget; and
- The replacement of vacant positions in regulatory entities.
The union wants to draw society’s attention and for the MGI (Ministry of Management and Innovation) to present a new proposal that takes into account the demands.
As shown by the Poder360the 11 federal regulatory agencies have about 1/3 of their positions unoccupied, with 3,708 vacant positions out of a total of 11,522. The worst situation is that of ANM (National Mining Agency), which has 62% of its positions unfilled.
The situation was complicated by the federal government’s budget cuts. In early June, the directors of the 11 agencies disclosed one joint note against the 20% budget cut made by the government.
Here is the full text of the Sinagências note:
“In a meeting held by the National Union of Employees of National Regulatory Agencies (Sinagências) this Monday, July 22, Regulatory employees decided by 99% to reject the proposal presented by the government, as they understand that the parameters offered do not yet contemplate the minimum conditions necessary for the valorization of the category.
“The professionals also took advantage of the meeting to deliberate actions that will intensify Operation Valoriza Regulação throughout the country. At the time, with 92% approval, it was also decided to call a general strike for the category for a period of 48 hours, between July 31 and August 1. Employees of all 11 regulatory agencies will have to stop providing essential services for the functioning of the economy, such as control and inspection in ports, airports, the supply of electricity and water, as well as other services regulated and inspected by the regulatory agencies, whose area of coverage encompasses 60% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
“In addition to the general strike, last week, professionals also defined a coordinated action between the authorities, aiming to intensify Aircraft Cleaning and Disinfection Procedures (PLD) at airports in all states of the federation, between July 23 and 25, which will generate impacts on the entire air network in the country.
“With all these actions, the civil servants hope to draw society’s attention to the need to value Regulation in the country, in addition to pressuring the government to equate the agencies’ careers with those of the Management Cycle.
“Sinagências also points out that the category’s remuneration agenda “is not a mere readjustment index, but a remuneration repositioning that gives the category due recognition and an end to the disparities pointed out by ministers of the government itself in letters addressed to the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MGI)”.
“So far, ministers Costa Filho (Ports and Airports), Alexandre Silveira (Mines and Energy), Juscelino Filho (Communications) and Waldez Góes (Regional Development), Nísia Trindade (Health) and Margareth Menezes (Culture) have already declared their support for the Regulation agendas.
“With the measures announced, the union expects MGI to present a new proposal that takes into account the guidelines presented and that makes it possible to correct distortions in relation to other categories of civil servants, who have more attractive salaries to perform similar functions.
“At the 4th meeting of the regulatory board, the government presented a proposal that does not even cover the inflationary losses recorded in recent years. From January 2017 to June 2024, inflation measured by the IGP-M was 71.84%. Meanwhile, the IPCA registered an increase of 45.35% in the period, according to the Citizen Calculator of the Central Bank of Brazil.
“Meanwhile, the government’s offer of an increase was up to 21.4% for career positions and up to 13.4% for the Special Positions Plan (PEC), divided into two installments: January 2025 and April 2026.
“According to Sinagências, this proposal does not resolve the pay distortions within the category and external in relation to other typical State careers.”
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