Argentina labor unrest expands

Timeline

1. about 8 hours ago

   [POLITICS] 5 sources

   Argentina police crackdown near Congress injures over 1,500

   Police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse a protest against a property‑rights bill outside Argentina’s Congress, injuring over 1,500 and detaining at least a dozen demonstrators.

2. 15 days ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Argentina spends $50 million weekly on police crackdown of pensioner protests

   Argentina’s Milei government spends over $50 million and deploys about 1,000 police each Wednesday to suppress pensioner protests, with 2025 operations costing more than $2 billion.

3. 16 days ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Argentina faces construction and public building safety crisis as unions criticize government

   Union leaders in Argentina decry unsafe courthouse conditions in Mercedes and a halt to public works that has caused mass layoffs and stalled housing, school and health projects.

4. 21 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 3 sources

   Argentina gas firms APJ GAS and Aires del Sur face labor disputes and court battles

   Argentina's Ministry of Labour mandates APJ GAS to reinstate workers, while Aires del Sur employees endure a seven‑month wage freeze pending court approval.

5. 22 days ago

   [POLITICS] 4 sources

   Dominican Republic and Argentina pension protests demand better benefits

   Pension protests in the Dominican Republic and Argentina saw retirees demand higher benefits, with a peaceful vigil in Santo Domingo and a police‑clashed round at the Argentine Congress.

6. 23 days ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   Argentine retirees dispersed by security forces as priest Paco Olveira assaulted

   Security forces dispersed a weekly retirees' march outside Argentina's Congress, using pushbacks and tear gas, and assaulted priest Paco Olveira, amid demands for pension reforms.

7. 24 days ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Hernán Doval launches Regional 5B and plans provincial protest for Buenos Aires municipal workers

   Hernán Doval, head of FESIMUBO, launched the Regional 5B union of northern Buenos Aires municipal workers, citing salary delays and planning a provincial protest to pressure the governor.

8. about 1 month ago

   [POLITICS] 7 sources

   Argentina sees wave of labor protests over wages, layoffs and budget cuts

   Municipal, road, poultry and transport workers across Argentina protest low wages, budget cuts and mass layoffs, while unions plan a series of coordinated actions through August.

9. about 1 month ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Argentina municipal government confronts cooperatives over delayed public‑work payments

   Argentina’s Tartagal municipal secretary says it will not negotiate with cooperatives over unpaid public‑work contracts, warning non‑compliant groups of penalties as police guard the tax office.

10. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources

    Argentina's Labor Ministry Orders Mandatory Conciliation in Tenaris and Union Bat Disputes

    Argentina's labor ministries imposed 15‑day mandatory conciliation in two disputes: Tenaris SIAT (150 layoffs) in Buenos Aires and Union Bat (≈100 layoffs) in Entre Ríos, with inspections and a pending hearing.

11. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Argentina protests intensify over pension reform and Dr. Ahorro pharmacy closures

    Mass protests in Argentina target the government's pension reform and the sudden shutdown of 11 Dr. Ahorro pharmacies that left over 100 workers unpaid, intensifying labour unrest.

12. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Tartagal municipal worker's health crisis highlights unpaid wages

    A Tartagal municipal worker collapsed from stress over unpaid wages, was placed in intensive care, prompting union outcry and a delayed payment response from Mayor Hernández Berni.

13. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Argentina's Formosa and Entre Ríos enact new worker wage and hour policies

    Formosa paid civil servant salaries and mid‑year bonuses, while Entre Ríos cut state workers' hours to 30 weekly, both provincial steps to support Argentine labor conditions.

14. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Argentine Municipalities Grant Salary Raises and Face Layoff Dispute for Workers

    Sauce de Luna municipality approved salary hikes and a bonus for staff, while Morón faces protests over the imminent layoff of 170 municipal workers near retirement.

15. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources

    Argentina public sector workers protest wages, pension reform and alleged corruption

    Judicial workers in Entre Ríos and Salta, tollbooth staff in Concordia, APEL officials in Santa Cruz, and activists in Río Gallegos protest low wages, pension reform, and alleged corruption in Argentina.

16. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Argentina's municipal workers demand salary reforms as local finances dwindle

    Municipal workers in Argentina's Catamarca and Neuquén provinces protest wage cuts and precarious contracts, citing fiscal strain and inflation despite reported budget surpluses.

17. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Argentina sees municipal wage talks and mining labor inspection disputes

    Argentina’s Concepción del Uruguay municipal workers and Santa Cruz miners face separate labor disputes over wages, safety and local hiring, prompting dialogue and provincial inspections.

18. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Argentine workers demand overdue pay from service station and municipal event

    Workers in Funes and Tartagal, Argentina, protest unpaid wages after a stalled service‑station sale and delayed municipal festival payments.

19. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Argentine municipal unions clash with authorities over false accusations and dollar‑loan proposals

    Argentine municipal union heads deny false attacks on waste workers and warn against a dollar‑loan plan, urging wage talks and stronger dialogue with authorities.

20. 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Argentina's state and municipal workers stage wage protests

    State and municipal workers in Argentina protested for higher wages, with police using tear gas in Comodoro Rivadavia and ATRAMUTI demanding urgent salary negotiations in Tigre.

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