News of strike

Vicious attack

Assailants slit bus driver's throat; drivers strike to demand more security

Yesterday 09:51 Drivers in Lomas de Zamora, in Buenos Aires province, protested Wednesday to call for greater security measures on bus services.

Taxi Attack

City of Neuquén without public transit after attack on taxi driver

15-07-2019 16:11 Workers throughout province block bridges, roads and airport access

Standstill

Transport union calls Friday strike across provinces

11-07-2019 09:53 Public bus services to grind to halt across the country on Friday as drivers in provinces demand same conditions as BA counterparts.

STRIKE ACTION

Delays and cancellations at major Buenos Aires airports as pilots protest

05-07-2019 15:07 Transportation minister Guillermo Dietrich criticises 'Kirchnerite campaign' for walkouts, saying they are intended at discrediting President Mauricio Macri.

KEY STORIES

May 27th-June 2nd: What we learned this week

01-06-2019 11:59 The stories that caught our eye from the last seven days.

EDITORIAL

Editorial: Complicating Greater Transformations, CGT

01-06-2019 11:47 The strike was even illusory as an index of labour militancy. This always tends to be lower in times of recession when the defence of jobs invariably takes priority over wage claims.

PARO

Government cries foul as general strike paralyses country

01-06-2019 09:59 Seventy unions adhered to walk-out on Wednesday, with dozens more political and social groups adding their voices to the protest.

NO PARO

Transport unions lift planned 25 de Mayo strike

24-05-2019 15:19 There will be train, Subte and bus services running this Saturday, avoiding disruption on a national holiday.

AIRPORT BACKLOG

Delays and cancellations at airports despite truce with the pilots' union

17-01-2019 15:44 A 48-hour union strike was cut short when the government agreed to cooperate with pilots

by Anna Laffrey

AIRLINES

Aerolíneas Argentinas cancels flights as labour tensions rise

24-11-2018 07:57 Firm responds after aviation unions call 24-hour strike for Monday, following sanctioning of 376 workers.

KEY STORIES

Oct 15th-21st: What We Learned This Week

20-10-2018 09:04 What has happened the last seven days?

TENSION IN EDUCATION SECTOR

University professors take strike action to the government’s front door

25-08-2018 12:47 Public university professors reject the offer administration’s offer of a 15% wage increase in three installments in the wake of rising inflation.

KEY STORIES

Aug 20th-Aug 26th: What We Learned This Week

25-08-2018 08:26 What has happened the last seven days?

EDITORIAL

Editorial: School or scandal?

25-08-2018 08:22 Universities are supposed to value quality over quantity but the sheer quantitative dimensions of higher education in Argentina should not be underestimated.

KEY STORIES

July 1st- 7th: What we learned this week

07-07-2018 08:51 What has happened the last seven days?

KEY STORIES

June 25th-30th: What we learned this week

30-06-2018 10:33 Hightlights of the last seven days.

A QUICK REVIEW

Jun 11th-17th: What we learned this week

16-06-2018 11:35 Top stories from the last seven days.

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

Jun 4th- Jun 10th: What We Learned This Week

09-06-2018 10:09 The IMF deal, CGT ponders strike action, friendly in Jerusalem cancelled, and more.

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

May 28th - Jun 3rd: What we learned this week

02-06-2018 08:28 From tariff veto, to rivalry with CFK and the menace of a general strike...Macri had another hot week.

PROTESTS AND STRIKE

Week of labour unrest and protests kicked off by teachers and Subte worker clashes

26-05-2018 09:00 Subway workers brought the service to a complete halt on Tuesday following the arrest of 16 leaders. The next day teachers held a massive federal march to press for collective bargaining at a national level and to protest against the pay increase ceiling of 15 percent.

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

May 14th - 20th: What we learned this week

19-05-2018 09:22 From the new 'subte' station to the teachers strike and the latest World Cup news.

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

April 16th-22nd: What we learn this week

21-04-2018 17:33 From the tragic slain of the bus-driver Leandro Alcaraz to the strike in banks and the intervention of the Justicialist party

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

April 2nd-8th: What we learned this week

07-04-2018 09:14 From Caputo's controversial message, to teachers strike and the russians leaving the submarine's search.

As BA City seals wage deal

BA province teachers to set up protest camp near Gov't House

26-03-2018 23:14 From Tuesday, BA province teachers will camp in front of Government House in La Plata.

As low-cost struggles to take off

Pilots threaten Easter air traffic shut-down

19-03-2018 11:40 Aerolíneas Argentinas, Austral and LAN pilots are considering the prospect of a strike, Airline Pilots Association (APLA) secretary general Pablo Biró confirmed.

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

March 5-11: What we learned this week

10-03-2018 09:32 From 8M, to CFK's pending trial, the teachers' strike and an unexpected royal visit.

48 hours

Teachers strike affects 5.5 million students nationwide

05-03-2018 11:10 Teachers unions want the government to reinstate the “national collective wage bargaining” process, which was eliminated by decree in January. They also oppose the 15-percent wage increase offered to them by provincial governments, citing private annual inflation estimates of 20 percent.

#8M: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Women prepare to take Argentina’s streets

03-03-2018 10:20 Thursday’s march seeks to keep building a large, feminist movement – and keep the politicians’ feet in the flames.

by Isabella Soto