Tijuana, December 7. As part of the general working conditions and collective bargaining agreement in effect through 2024, the Tijuana City Council agreed with the bureaucrats' union to a 6 percent salary increase, as well as an increase of two vacation days per year, five days of Christmas bonuses to complement 65, and the incorporation of 203 firefighters into the Issstecali, among other points.
In a press release, Mayor Montserrat Caballero Ramírez reported that the general working conditions and collective bargaining agreement were signed, highlighting as an achievement that "although it was not easy, a way was found," incorporating 203 firefighters into the Comprehensive Social Security system at the Institute of Security and Social Services for Government and Municipal Workers of the State of Baja California (ISSSTECALI).
On Thursday, the mayor announced the agreements with the general secretary of the Tijuana bureaucrats union, Guillermo Aldrete, and outlined each of the points that will benefit 2,958 union members. In addition to the salary increase, the agreement also includes a 6 percent increase in the basic food basket, a 6.5 percent increase in social security benefits, and the addition of Father's Day celebrations to the following Monday after the date.
The creation of an 11 percent retention incentive for employees who already meet the retirement requirements through the union was also announced, according to the statement.
In other areas, the City Council and the union agreed to facilitate property tax payments via payroll during January "with a 12 percent discount applied to all taxpayers and to lead by example from home."
Caballero Ramírez agreed that "if the state government provides benefits superior to those of our base colleagues, they will be approved, although Tijuana is known for providing the best."
The mayor held a meeting with the union leader, which was also attended by the Secretary General of the Government, Miguel Angel Bujanda Ruiz, and the Chief Officer, Marcelo de Jesús Machain Servín. Servín emphasized that during the year, from January to the present, the fourteen-month staff salary payments were made on time, and maintained that 2024 "will be no exception."
