News of strike

US says 11 killed in strike on 'drug-carrying boat' from Venezuela

02-09-2025 21:20 Maduro declares Venezuela is prepared for "a period of armed struggle in defence of the national territory" as tensions rise.

CONGRESS & POLITICS

Congress pushes back after Milei’s three-veto strike

08-08-2025 14:07 Responding to presidential vetoes, lawmakers pass law to increase funding for universities and declare state of emergency for paediatric healthcare in Argentina.

POLITICS & LABOUR

Anger from unions as Milei expands limits on right to strike

22-05-2025 23:34 Civil society groups and trade unions in Argentina slam President Javier Milei's "unconstitutional" decree limiting the right to strike.

TIERRA DEL FUEGO

Patagonian province on war footing over Milei’s threat to industry

22-05-2025 16:06 Residents of the far-south province of Tierra del Fuego are fighting to save their jobs after President Milei delivered a blow to its local manufacturing activity.

POLITICS & LABOUR

Milei redefines essential services by decree, limits right to strike

22-05-2025 15:35 Argentina’s government tightens limits on right to strike and expands list of “essential services or activities” that must provide “minimum service” during industrial action.

POLITICS & LABOUR

Government brushes off general strike as workers walk off job

10-04-2025 15:27 Public-sector workers fail to turn up, complying with CGT-led call for third strike of Milei Presidency; Many shops remained open and public transport still an option with buses running nationwide;

POLITICS & LABOUR

CGT confirms 36-hour strike, starting next Wednesday

03-04-2025 15:58 Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) umbrella union grouping, Argentina’s largest labour federation, confirms third general strike of President Javier Milei’s government will take begin April 9 and last 36 hours.

Labour tensions

Unions stage massive transport strike to pressure Milei

30-10-2024 22:00 More than a million passengers affected by massive union-led strike; Over 1,800 trains, 260 flights cancelled as most transport adheres, with only buses left running.

Labour unrest

Labour tensions erupt as Milei faces three strikes in a week

29-10-2024 21:18 Three strikes this week as union leaders ramp up pressure on President Javier Milei's government. First state workers walk off jobs, followed by transport strikes on consecutive days.

ENERGY & GAS

Oil workers strike after death after Vaca Muerta drilling field

09-10-2024 11:20 Vista Energy reports death of Miguel Fernández, 40, following an accident at Bajada del Palo Oeste field at Vaca Muerta formation; Unionised workers stage protest as they demand “no for more deaths” and call for more investment in safety.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Transport unions call 24-hour strike for October 30

09-10-2024 08:52 Day-long transport strike set for October 30; Will affect trains, planes, ships and possibly buses too.

Economy and U.S

Biden says prolonged US port strike would be ‘man-made disaster’

03-10-2024 11:14 UF President Joe Biden pressures US port employers and shipping lines to restart talks with striking dock workers.

EDUCATION

Teaching staff at public universities stage 48-hour strike

20-08-2024 12:06 Strike at state universities gets underway with no classes scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday; Unions claim the government's wage renegotiation proposal is insufficient as Milei administration looks to cut costs.

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.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Massive transport strike called for May 6: No trains, underground, planes or ports

30-04-2024 16:09 Walkout was called by the CATT Argentine Confederation of Transport Workers and will affect nearly all forms of transport.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Soybean crushers strike just as harvest gathers pace

29-04-2024 17:54 Workers at soy-processing plants have gone on strike just as farmers are collecting the crop.

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.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Around 400 flights cancelled as aviation workers strike

28-02-2024 16:21 More than 35,000 passengers have been affected by the cancellation of more than 400 flights after Argentina's aviation workers walked off the job on Wednesday.

EDUCATION

Classes start in the City, seven provinces amid strike talk

26-02-2024 17:06 In addition to Buenos Aires City, classes got underway are starting in Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Mendoza, San Luis and Santa Fe. However, there are unions joining the industrial action announced by the CTERA education workers’ union.

LABOUR AND SOCIAL UNREST

Protests, strikes, unions 'on alert’: unrest against Milei's government grows

23-02-2024 07:26 Javier Milei is moving forward with steep spending cuts in a bid to achieve fiscal balance, but sectors are showing their reluctance – social and labour unrest on the rise. Just 75 days into his term in office, pressure on the president is growing.