EDUCATION & LABOUR Teachers' unions call national strike after failure of wage talks 29-02-2024 16:36 Education workers associated with CGT umbrella union group to stage walkout on Monday in protest at failure of wage renegotiation talks and spending cuts.
Inflation Banks warn against inflation bonds as price hikes cool 27-02-2024 11:36 Recession forecasts and a shrinking amount of money in circulation, as well as a narrowing gap between Argentina’s exchange rates and cooling inflation expectations, are driving investors to ease off inflation bonds.
ARGENTINA IN CRISIS Milei’s ‘no money’ slogan put to the test – but is there patience? 22-02-2024 16:46 Enthusiasm abroad for Javier Milei's presidential project is not matched by growing unrest on the streets of Buenos Aires.
Congress Omnibus Law: What’s in and what’s out as bill goes to Congress? 01-02-2024 12:08 President Milei’s government had to make serious concessions and remove several points from the original text of its sweeping mega-reform bill, which is now slashed down to 386 articles from the original 664.
Interview Pablo Moyano: ‘Luis Caputo should be thrown into jail, not the Riachuelo’ 31-01-2024 16:10 Camioneros boss and CGT secretary-general lets loose, letting rip at Economy Minister Luis Caputo. “Governance will be complicated,” he warns President Javier Milei. by Juan Pablo Kavanagh
ANTI-MILEI MARCH ‘Great struggle’ begins as protesters rally against Milei’s reforms 25-01-2024 01:33 Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on the Plaza del Congreso in Buenos Aires on Wednesday to protest the Milei government’s economic reform bid. by Ashton Goren & Martha Contreras
ANTI-MILEI PROTEST Thousands swarm Buenos Aires' streets to protest Milei’s reforms 25-01-2024 00:39 Thousands flooded the streets and avenues surrounding Congress during a mass protest on Wednesday in Buenos Aires organised by the CGT, one of the nation’s oldest and most powerful union groups.
POLITICS & LABOUR Unions take to streets in challenge to Milei's reform push 24-01-2024 13:53 Thousands of protesters had gathered by midday in the heart of Buenos Aires for what is expected to be the biggest demonstration in years, called by Argentina’s main union, the CGT, against President Milei's proposed economic reforms.
POLITICS & LABOUR Buenos Aires braces for first general strike of Milei government 23-01-2024 11:54 Labour groups and social organisations will mobilise on Wednesday to demonstrate against Milei government’s reform plans, with a large turnout expected; Banks, public transport and even flights set to be affected.
SECURITY & HUMAN RIGHTS Milei government orders social groups, unions to pay for protest 13-01-2024 22:04 Security Ministry sends summons to more than a dozen unions and social organisations, ordering them to pay the state millions of pesos for the policing of recent demonstrations within 10 days.
POLITICS & JUDICIARY First judicial setbacks for Milei’s reform push 05-01-2024 00:58 Labour appeals court suspends key portions of mega-decree after legal challenges from top union groups, dealing president a setback.
ELECTION 2023 Milei, Barrionuevo and the ‘casta sindical’ 22-09-2023 05:50 Restaurant worker chieftain Luis Barrionuevo, who has been meeting with libertarian presidential frontrunner Javier Milei, is perhaps the union leader with the greatest number of leaps and bounds in modern Argentine politics. by Javier Calvo
ELECTION 2023 Rivals, union leaders claim hypocrisy as Milei cosies up to Barrionuevo 21-09-2023 20:25 Libertarian presidential candidate – a sworn enemy of the “political caste” – raises eyebrows as he develops ties with veteran trade union leader Luis Barrionuevo, appearing in public with him for the first time.
LABOUR TENSIONS Wage talks, inflation, union divisions: Orange alert as October heats up 12-10-2022 22:39 Runaway three-digit wage increases impact on multiple fronts. Tussle among unions to clinch the biggest wage hikes, conflict between the CGT and leftist groupings over increasingly poor wage-earners. The business world watches on, fearing escalation. by Juan Pablo Kavanagh
Labour unrest Union lifts strike after sealing wage deal with tyre-producing firms 30-09-2022 15:40 Workers at the main tyre-producing factories in Argentina have on strike demanding salary improvements, keeping the production of tires in the country paralyzed.
LABOUR TENSIONS Strike paralyses tyre production, forces closure of car plants 26-09-2022 21:55 A strike by workers demanding higher wages has brought tyre production and activity at two major car factories in Argentina to a complete halt.
PROTESTS & MARCHES Protesters at duelling marches bemoan rising inflation 19-08-2022 14:13 Pro- and anti-government demonstrators take to streets in the capital, demanding greater assistance – be it wage improvements or food aid – as price increases surge.
Panama Protests Panama government reduces fuel prices in face of protests 14-07-2022 11:54 Panamanian protests achieve lowered fuel prices and rate-freezing for other essentials.
INDUSTRIAL ACTION Workers in Chile strike at world's largest copper producer 22-06-2022 14:26 Workers at Chile's state mining company Codelco launched "indefinite" strike on Wednesday, protesting the closure of a foundry.
EUROPE UK hit by biggest rail strike in over 30 years 21-06-2022 15:30 Travel across British railway stations ground to a halt Tuesday as widespread strike action plunged commuters into chaos.