The provincial president Axel Kicillof led this Thursday the graduation act of 3,551 cadets and 502 motorcyclists trained at the Juan Vucetich School and announced that soon Two increases will be made effective that will affect the salary of all active Buenos Aires police officers: CORES hours and the bonus that is paid each month for “uniform”.
The decision is made known in the midst of a context of high inflation and the reopening of joint negotiations with the teachers’ unions and state workers, who are demanding new increases to face the general escalation of prices.
After recalling that at the time of taking office he received a “decimated” force, Kicilof maintained that it is “a historic day” and highlighted having been able to make “an enormous effort to continue working on the path of recovery and transformation of the Police”. that frame, indicated that CORES hours will increase to $600 each and the uniform bonus that agents charge each month will also rise to $15,000.
“In the framework of a salary adjustment, the body that suffered the most was that of the Police: they cut 30 points, we received a junkyard, expired vests, driving and shooting practice was interrupted”outlined the president and followed by this he pointed against the governments of Mauricio Macri y Mary Eugenia Vidal due to the critical situation in which the Buenos Aires Police found themselves when they had to assume command of the Province.
Along these lines, he maintained that, “in a framework of salary adjustment, to all workers in the province, the body that suffered the most was that of the Police” and stated that the administration of Cambiemos (today Together for Change) “will He boasted of his security project, but he cut 30 salary points to the police officers”. “Instead of a fleet of cars, we get a junkyard, expired ammunition and vests, and disrupted driving and shooting practice,” he added.
Along the same lines, he indicated that, however, it was “a disaster that led the Legislature to unanimously declare a security emergency” and “this is how this government began, which later had to face the pandemic.” “Despite having lost salary and number, the Police faced the pandemic in the streets, in solidarity, giving their lives for our society”he claimed.
“In security, it is not appropriate to talk about success, but to take progress into account,” added Kicillof, noting that during his administration “the most important investment in terms of police growth, equipment, modernization, recovery of vehicles and in training and professionalization”. “We owe it to our people, we must treat them with humanity, we need a more professional Police, but also more humane, that is part of the people,” the president closed.
In the Province they recalled the actions that are carried out in terms of security, such as the reform of the Police Personnel Law, to improve training and professionalize the troops; the creation of the Juan Vucetich University Institute, in which 2,700 people attend; the training of the Local Police; the 200,000 personalized training sessions per year in shooting schools; and the creation of the School of Drivers, through which some 51,204 troops passed in 2022. At once, It was noted that in July the policemen will receive a 40% salary increase; The improvements in the working and salary conditions of the police officers in these three years of management were highlighted; the investment of almost $5,500 million to renovate the police stations; and the implementation of the program to improve security in rural areas, which included the complete replacement of the vehicle fleet of the 106 Commandos with 428 new rural patrol vans..
In his speech, the governor also made reference to the fact that -according to statistics from the Supreme Court Attorney General a few weeks ago- intentional homicides in 2022 decreased by 10.2% compared to 2021 and by 22% compared to 2019 and thus highlighted the reduction in crime and, although he clarified that this does not “conform” to the Government, he maintained that “it is necessary” to repeat it “to those who refuse to recognize progress and improvements.”
