How Moyano and Zulet brought social work to the brink of collapse

At the age of 81, the once all-powerful Hugo MoyanoAnd several fronts opened simultaneously, showing his weakening. In addition to conflicts with his son Pablo and harsh incarceration in the Buenos Aires union and the National Truck Drivers Federation, the former Segetista director has just experienced a judicial setback in Santa Fe, compounded by a collapse in social work, a crisis that also affects his wife.

Liliana Zulet Wife of a truck driver leader and mother of his youngest child, she is the founder of IARAI; The company responsible for managing the social work of Camioneros.

Appeared as the current main person in charge financial collapse From union health care providers. The daughter of Zulet’s previous marriage partner, Valeria Salernois a member of the company’s board of directors.

I know the comparison is unpleasant, but simple contrast between the social work of truck drivers and the social work of the Commerce Employees Union, the largest provider in Argentina. It helps explain how Moyano arrived at this situation.

The Truck Drivers’ Social Work of the City and Province of Buenos Aires (OSCHOCA) has an ultra-modern clinic with one sanatorium in San Justo, one in Avellaneda, another in Villa Martelli, and an outpatient clinic in the Constitución district – they describe it as follows:Sheraton”– In the heart of Caballito district.

At one time, social work managed by Zulet had nearly 200,000 beneficiaries, but it is estimated that only a quarter of them now have beneficiaries. They started moving all at once. Provide better medical benefits to others.

OSECAC, Commercial Employee Social Work; Serving over 2 million people And there are only three unique sanitariums in the country. There is one in Buenos Aires City, a 200-bed Sagrado Corazon, another in Bahia Blanca and another in Cordoba. The remaining medical care is outsourced to outside clinics.

“Ugo had a good time when he was allied with the Kirchners, but now he has a lot of his own infrastructure, which is very expensive. Add to that the terrible administration and the problems in the health system as a whole, and you get a situation like this,” says the Segetista leader.

In another conjunction, they add:“He wanted to show greatness, but he failed.”

But Moyano’s internal rivals at Camioneros wonder: “Maybe it was a project to build a sanatorium?” At the inauguration of the Antartida sanatorium, a plaque was unveiled to thank Aconra SA, the construction company run by Zulet and her children Valeria and Valeria Salerno, for their services. Juan Manuel Noriega.

San Justo Sanatorium and Antartida Sanatorium in Caballito have rooms for private admissions. It’s a very expensive hotel. Double rooms for patients have become standard in social services to reduce costs.

Most of the remaining social works They choose to rent beds in other clinics because it is not profitable to have their own sanatorium.

“It is done seasonally. In the winter we hire a certain number of beds and in the summer we hire another bed. This method is more profitable,” explains a medical industry official.

Anything else: common practice In between social work, they may borrow money and change medical providers. Moyano cannot resort to that tool. That would be shooting yourself in the foot.

Last week, protests erupted at the Kamioneros sanatorium, where staff members were not paid their full salaries, and posters opposing Zulet were put up.

Affiliated companies they feel threatened every day: Surgery has been canceled, appointments are not available in some departments, and people have to travel to the suburbs to receive medical care. Sometimes union accounts are seized by the judiciary in order for social work to cover the news.

Mr. Moyano manages two social projects. An organization of OSCHOCA and the United Truck Drivers of America, serving the rest of the country, excluding CABA and the states. The national federation owes that to the provider. 26,617 million dollars as of August last yearaccording to the official financial accounting reports accessed. Clarion.

The footer of this report provides relevant details. “The cumulative inflation rate during this period was approximately 19.5 (Indec CPI estimate). The balance to December 2024 debt increased by over 33.2%.”

In response to the social services crisis, Mr. Moyano jointly negotiated a deal that would raise truck drivers’ wages by about 1% a month, while also allowing companies to pay a whopping $20,000 per employee to health care providers. He prioritized financial relief over salaries, which created unrest among workers.

Collective bargaining itself also has a negative impact on their social work accounts. Approximately 30% of a truck driver’s salary goes toward non-remuneration items such as overtime and travel expenses, which the driver does not contribute. The base price for a first class driver is $833,000.

CGT said it had received social service offers from some unions interested in contracting for Antarctic services, but had not received a response from the heads of truck driver service providers. “They had not determined the costs to determine the contractual basis.”they are counted in the guild.

While some situations seem unique to truck drivers (such as delayed paychecks or family business delays), many unions say the collapse of the health care system affects everyone. As a result, it has become common for trade unions to fund social projects.

What led to this? Health experts emphasize multiple factors.

• High prices of medicines in Argentina elderly people than other countries.

• Rising medical costs contrast with the 1% monthly salary increase. Therefore, the contribution to healthcare providers is That increase is far less than what is needed to cover health care costs.

• of Disabled care costs. This is a historic claim by social services to take away the means of transportation and education for people with disabilities, and to have the state cover the costs.

• The point is that many social enterprises have chosen to serve the monopolists. They thought there was business there, but in the end it was a nail in the coffin. QAlternatively, beneficiaries can access a compulsory medical plan for P19,000 per month.

• Incidence of expensive drugs for complex treatments. Some drugs are worth more than $1.5 million. “Some social action organizations spend more than 30% of their resources on these types of medicines,” says a CGT representative.

The Fund for Solidarity and Redistribution (FSR) is administered by the Health Service Inspectorate, but is funded by percentage contributions from workers and employers, and was designed to fund high-cost benefits.

The government explains in detail clarion Currently, 60% of the fund is spent on disability-related benefits, 33% on automatic grants, 3% on administrative costs for the superintendent, and just over 2% on high-cost medical expenses, he said. Smaller slices are exactly what FSR was created for.

Information about the resources managed by the FSR, as well as information about social security contributions, was publicly available. But since the Liberal government took over, they have become secret. Unions say they don’t know how much money the FSR manages, but a government source said: clarion something close to 150 billion dollars per month.

Meanwhile, the government recognizes the impact that disability care has on social services. “There are 139,000 members who have one disability certificate, which is 0.9% of the total registered members,” they pointed out. This means that less than 1% of all affiliates consume 9% of the Health Inspectorate’s total resources.

Currently FSR We owe about $40 billion to social services.. The government recently began paying down some of the debt it inherited from the previous government.

Despite Moyano’s specific photo, various unions have warned: collapse is approaching of the entire health care system.

“But first, Mr. Moyano is headed toward default.” Observing key union leaders in another union.