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Argentina labor union protests 2026

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In early July 2026 Argentina’s two largest labor federations, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) and the Workers' Confederation of Argentina (CTA), announced coordinated legal challenges and street demonstrations against a newly proposed labor reform, marking the start of heightened union opposition. By late July the state‑workers’ union Asociación Trabajadores del Estado (ATE) escalated the campaign, calling a nationwide strike for 3 August and condemning the “vaciamiento” of state agencies. ATE Secretary‑General Rodolfo Aguiar said 2026 wage adjustments of 12.9 % fell short of 16.9 % inflation, eroding purchasing power by about 45 % and highlighted a 900 % rise in public‑service tariffs under President Milei. The union warned that many public employees now rely on informal lenders. On 29 July the teachers’ union CTERA announced its own nationwide strike for 3 August, closing public schools in Buenos Aires, Chaco, Santiago del Estero and other provinces. The strike was to shut all public schools—initial, primary and secondary—across the country, coinciding with the return to classes after the winter break in Buenos Aires, the City of Buenos Aires, Chaco and Santiago del Estero. CTERA demanded the convening of a Paritaria Nacional Docente, restitution of education funds (FONID), the passage of a new Educational Financing Law, and rejection of the proposed Ley de Libertad Educativa. ~~Both unions confirmed plans for~~ The move received pledges of support from other unions, including ATE’s own national strike and a ~~joint~~ march on the Ministry of Economy, and ~~participation~~ the CGT’s August‑long action plan in the ~~broader “Jornada Nacional~~ education sector. Provincial unions such as the Unión de ~~Lucha” on 7 August, sustaining a coordinated protest calendar that began with~~ Educadores de Córdoba and the ~~National Day~~ Agrupación Tucumana de Educadores Provinciales also joined. Early reports from Jujuy indicated modest participation, with roughly one‑fifth of ~~Struggle.~~ medium‑level teachers and fewer than 5 % of higher‑level staff taking part.

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