Union Leader Edgardo Llano Stated that "the Goal Is to Discipline the Unions to Implement the Economic measures."

In Argentina, ultra-liberal President Javier Milei wants to limit the right to strike by redefining essential services subject to minimum service by decree.

On CNN Radio Argentina, Edgardo Llano, Secretary General of the Aeronautical Personnel Association (APA), addressed the national government decree regulating the right to strike in transportation, education, and health care. This will require protesting unions to guarantee a minimum service of between 50% and 75%.

Trade union and civil organizations in Argentina denounced this Thursday as “inconstitutional” the decree of President Javier Milei that limits the right to strike and expands the number of activities forced to provide services during a stoppage. Until now sanitary, hospital, energy, water supply and air traffic control services were considered essential. But the new norm, published on Wednesday in the official bulletin, adds maritime and river …

The Association of State Workers (ATE) is leading a national strike with more than 90% membership on Thursday, according to the union itself. The measure is carried out in rejection of the Decree of Necessity and Emergency 340/25, which limits the constitutional right to strike and redefines the category of “essential services.” READ ALSO: Argentine Police hurts about 80 people in the March of Retired People and detains two photoreporters “This …

"It was found that the electoral result was obtained in a difficult and uncertain international scenario and following a repeated lack of responses to the basic problems and shortcomings of workers and the population at national level," said the Common Front, in a communiqué. This position arises after a meeting of the Secretariat of the Common Front, affecting the CGTP, which analyzed the results of Sunday elections, which gave victory to AD, w…

The Mar del Plata Regional Office of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) expressed its strongest rejection of Decrees 340 and 342/2025, considering that they violate fundamental rights enshrined in the National Constitution, Law 23,551 on Trade Union Associations, and the ILO International Conventions ratified by Argentina. In a statement, the union federation stated that "these decrees represent a serious institutional setback for the Arge…