Casino workers in Argentina’s Buenos Aires Province are escalating their wage dispute through intermittent industrial action—daily demonstrations and partial work stoppages—while unions warn a broader shutdown remains on the table if pay talks do not move.
The latest flashpoint is Casino Central in Mar del Plata, where the AMS union said protests began on 28 January and will continue daily, with the first action running from 10:00 to 11:00. Local radio coverage described the demonstration as peaceful and said it did not affect the casino’s operations during that one-hour window.
Beyond street protests, the dispute is also taking the form of “withdrawal of cooperation”: in Tandil, local reporting said workers must clock in but then remain in staff rest areas without providing services, underscoring the “stop-start” nature of the conflict. The same report noted a meeting in La Plata involving AECN president Daniel Méndez and AMS secretary Roberto “Chucho” Páez with provincial official Ricardo Burgos, with no solution yet.
AMS has framed its demands around salary recomposition, “fair productivity,” role recognition, and workplace conditions, while urging Governor Axel Kicillof to intervene directly. Union messaging also signals potential escalation if authorities do not deliver a clearer timetable for negotiations.
