This Thursday, May 9, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) will carry out its second general strike since Javier Milei became president in December. The measure threatens to produce total paralysis since it includes the strategic public transportation sector.
This Sunday, the co-secretary general Hector Der promised a “stoppage” since”all unions that make up the CGT will adhere to the measure of force”forward.
The range of unions ranges from state workers to Truck Drivers, including railway workers, bus drivers and teachers, among others.
The general strike of the CGT seeks to condition the Government at a time when it is negotiating the votes necessary to approve the Bases Law in the Senate, while it is in dialogue with the governors in view of the May Pact that will be held next Saturday the 25th.
In this regard, Pablo Moyano, co-head of the workers’ union, said: “I hope, once and for all, the Government understand that this economic model is no longer“In addition, he asserted that Truckers, the union he leads, “will be the kickstart” for the strike.”be massiveand the Government understands that it has to change this model.
The general strike of the CGT seeks to condition the Government at a time when it is negotiating the votes necessary to approve the Bases Law in the Senate.
The measure will affect essential services for a period of 24 hours, although, unlike Labor Day last May 1, when the CGT marched peacefully; On this occasion no mobilizations are expected.
From the Government, the Minister of the Interior, Guillermo Francos, downplayed the strike by calling it a “political” act and compared it to the first measure of force that the labor union carried out on January 24: “It was not that that strike “had a very important adhesion or significance”.
The general strike will take place two days after a series of assemblies organized by the CATT this Monday that will paralyze services such as aviation for a few hours in the morning in rejection of the Base Law and the reimposition of the Income Tax.
In this framework, which unions stop this Thursday and which areas does it affect? All the details of the CGT general strike on May 9.
General strike of the CGT: which unions adhere
As confirmed by Daer, all unions that are part of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) will adhere to the general strike this Thursday, May 9. This includes the following unions:
- FAECYS (Commerce)
- UOCRA (Construction)
- UPCN and ATE (State)
- FTIA (Food)
- FATSA (Health)
- UOM (Metallurgical)
- UTHGRA (Hotels and restaurants)
- UATRE (Rural)
- SMATA (Mechanical)
- Light and Strength (Energy)
- FNTC (Truckers)
- UTA (Urban public transport)
- The Bank
- CEA (Teachers)
In addition, other unions of different sizes will also join, such as those in charge of buildings, airmen (both workers from Aerolneas Argentinas and APLA), Metrodelegates (subway), among others.
All unions that are part of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) will adhere to the general strike this Thursday, May 9.
This implies that the country will be paralyzed without commercial, logistical, public passenger transport activity, among other activities.
In particular, it will be a complicated day for workers who must also fulfill functions to mobilize: all transport unions will adhere to the measure, as El Cronista was able to confirm in dialogue with the UTA (collectives), La Fraternidad (trains) and Metrodelegates (subways).
In this framework, the UTA shared a statement confirming its support for the strike “as a consequence of the measures of the National Government taken directly against the working people, and openly aimed at violating basic individual rights.”
“From 00:00 to midnight [de este jueves 9 de mayo] Passenger transportation workers will not provide services,” he further informs.
The only bus company that could provide service is DOTA, which manages more than 50 bus lines in the Province of Buenos Aires. In a statement released this Monday, the group hinted that, if its workers join the strike, they will demand that they comply with 50% of the service.
This is due, according to the company, to the validity of the presidential decree that declares transportation as an “activity of transcendental importance.” However, this DNU is currently stopped by Justice.
“In the event that our personnel decided to adhere to the force measure, we inform you to do so by safeguarding a reprogramming of the diagrams of services that allows us to comply with these minimum benefits,” says the statement released by the company.
Currently, DOTA manages the following lines that move in the AMBA, which – for now – are expected to operate partially:
The lines of the DOTA company in the City of Buenos Aires are: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 28, 31, 44, 50, 51, 56, 57, 74, 76, 79, 84, 91, 99, 100, 101, 106, 107, 108, 115, 117, 130, 135, 146, 150, 161, 164, 168, 177 and 188.
The lines of the DOTA company in the Province of Buenos Aires: 256, 263, 271, 299, 370, 384, 385, 388, 403, 405, 421, 429, 435, 440, 503, 514, 520, 540, 550 , 551, 552, 553, 570, 740.