Labour unrest Labour leaders plan general strike against Milei government Yesterday 09:10 CGT, Argentina's biggest umbrella union grouping, to call general strike for Tuesday, April 8; Details to be defined at the meeting this Thursday.
POLITICS & LABOUR Nation grinds to halt on second general strike of Milei Presidency 09-05-2024 12:37 Nationwide general strike called by CGT umbrella union grouping against President Milei’s “brutal adjustment programme” paralyses land and, sea, and air transportation services and forces many businesses to close shutters.
POLITICS & LABOUR Milei faces second major strike as Argentina resists austerity 09-05-2024 10:40 Argentines woke up Thursday to the country’s second national transport strike since President Javier Milei took office in December.
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.
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
EDITORIAL The four horsemen 27-01-2024 07:35 The general strike should be deemed not so much a success or a failure as a somewhat irrelevant blip within what gives every indication of being a long hot summer and a traumatic year.
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.
ANTI-MILEI MARCH Gallery: Images from CGT-led strike against Javier Milei's reforms 24-01-2024 14:46 A collection of images from the general strike led by the CGT umbrella union grouping in response to President Javier Milei's proposed reforms.
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.
STRIKE HITS AVIATION SECTOR Anti-Milei strike leads to mass flight cancellations 24-01-2024 09:45 State airline Aerolíneas Argentinas forced to cancel more than 260 flights due to CGT’s anti-Milei walkout; Low-cost carriers JetSmart cancels all business for the day, while FlyBondi moves operations to Ezeiza; More than 20,000 travellers affected.
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.
POLITICS Massa re-appears with a warning for union leaders 06-01-2024 11:29 Former economy minister and presidential candidate attends CGT lunch, where he offers his opinion on the labour grouping's call to strike. Offering self-criticism, unsuccessful presidential candidate says he should have been more vehement in warning the middle class about “what was coming with Milei.”
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.
POLITICS Court suspends Milei’s labour reforms, dealing president a setback 04-01-2024 00:51 President Javier Milei suffered his first judicial setback on Wednesday as the national labour appeals court suspended a key portion of his emergency mega-decree.
DEMONSTRATION ON WAY CGT union calls first national strike over Milei reforms 29-12-2023 21:43 Javier Milei will face his first general strike after just more than a month in office; Argentina’s top umbrella union group calls for a nationwide protest against his plans to deregulate the country’s economy.
Anti-Milei protest Protesters, summoned by CGT, protest against Milei's proposed reforms 27-12-2023 17:31 Marching at the behest of labour unions, protesters demanded the courts intervene to invalidate President Javier Milei's mega-decree they say would carve away at worker and consumer protections.