In the middle of the second national strike promoted by the CGT unionsthe Government will carry out a normal work day and announced that it will meet the National Cabinet to outline its strategy in the face of growing social tensions.
The administration of Javier Miley He minimized the impact of the protest, dismissing its relevance and describing the unionists as representatives of the “fundamentalism of the past.” As night fell on Wednesday, the President shared an edited photo on social media showing a T-shirt with the legend: “I don’t stop.”
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The edited image corresponds to the meeting he held this week in Los Angeles with Gianni Infantinopresident of FIFA, who gave him a shirt with the number 10.
The strike, called for the second time in less than a month, seeks to pressure the Government to reverse its policies of labor flexibility, price deregulation and reduction of public spending. Union leaders accuse the Government of implementing an economic program that affects workers’ rights and harms the middle and lower classes.
The President, meanwhile, does not plan to alter his work schedule and will show an “active agenda” that will begin at the Olivos estate and will move from noon to the Casa Rosada.
The day will begin early with the meeting of the cabinet of ministers at 8:30 in the Eva Perón Room of the Casa Rosada and is expected to be headed by the President and the chief of staff, Nicolas Posse.
CGT strike: one by one, the services that will be affected this May 9
The general strike
Five months after the start of the mandate of Javier Mileythe General Confederation of Labor (CGT) heads this Thursday, May 9, the second national strikewith the support of the majority of unions that have been experiencing a series of increasing tensions with the libertarian administration as a result of the adjustment policies implemented to leave the deficit behind.
The labor union is going for its second measure of force in just five months of libertarian managementwith the background of debate of the Bases Law in the Senate. At the venue, “sensitive” topics for union leaders are discussed, such as the flexibility initiatives included in the labor reform promoted by Milei.
The massive call generated weeks ago in the context of the Federal University March showed that the President’s chainsaw managed to unify various sectors and groups of different political orientation against the adjustment. The enormous popular participation in this march gave the CGT impetus to launch this new measure of forceknowing that new rate increases are coming in the coming months (strategically extended by the Government to temporarily deactivate a source of tension).
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