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THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

May 2nd-May 9th: What we learned this week

09-05-2020 08:15 Key stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Celebrating May Day in the midst of a pandemic

01-05-2020 19:13 Across the globe workers celebrate, strike and demonstrate for International Workers' Day. In Argentina, essential employees are praised by the government while demonstrations take place during a lockdown.

Domestic Violence

Domestic abuse victim who killed her husband demands justice

29-04-2020 14:00 Paula Córdoba suffered 20 years of domestic abuse, and killed her husband in 2019 with her daughter’s help, stabbing him 185 times in the process. She's now free, but she feels like the State has abandoned her, she explains.

by Nadia Galán

Cross Kirchnerite

Boudou: ‘Macri's was the most corrupt government in history’

10-03-2020 21:57 Jailed former vice-president Amado Boudou renews talk of 'lawfare,' criticises farming sector strike and alleges Mauricio Macri persecuted his opponents to cover up corrupt exploits.

AGRO POLICY

Farmers begin four-day strike, the first under Alberto Fernández

09-03-2020 16:00 Four farmers' unions began halting the marketing of grains and livestock for four days starting Monday, in rejection of an increase from 30 percent to 33 percent in duties on exports of soybeans and derivatives.

Salary Disputes

Teachers: Main unions reach agreement with government on pay

27-02-2020 16:59 Collective bargaining talks for teachers, frozen since 2017, ends with agreement: 23,000 peso pay-floor from March, rising to 25,000 pesos in July.

Colectivo chaos

38 bus routes affected by 24-hour UTA dissident strike

11-02-2020 12:52 Dissident faction of transport-workers union makes move against UTA leader Roberto Fernández, as it decries falling purchasing power.

STATE AIRLINE

Pablo Ceriani to be new chief of Aerolíneas Argentinas

11-12-2019 13:27 Ceriani is not a new face to the firm. He formerly served as vice-president at Aerolíneas under Mariano Recalde, from 2013 to 2015 and worked under Axel Kiciloff at the same firm from 2009.

Subway Strike

Subte drivers announce strike for Wednesday

19-11-2019 16:02 After the revelation that asbestos is in carriages on underground metro's B-line, workers unveil plans to stop service at varying times throughout the day on Wednesday.

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

Putting Chile’s protest crisis in context

09-11-2019 11:50 In Chile a pro-market approach has never hinged on the electoral result – when the right loses an election, the country is assured of a broadly similar set of fiscal, monetary, trade and other economic policies.

by Michael Soltys

SPECIAL FEATURE

Students take over schools in Chubut amid crippling debt crisis

12-10-2019 09:56 Three months into a teachers strike over unpaid salaries and the shocking condition of public schools in the oil-rich province, students have had enough.

by Lucas Robinson

LABOUR UNREST

Aerolíneas Argentinas reaches 'agreement in principle' with pilots

10-10-2019 10:01 Accord with APLA pilots union expected to be endorsed by the Labour Ministry today, but one other grouping remains at odds with carriers.

LABOUR UNREST

Pilot unions dramatically call off strike at last minute

05-10-2019 09:27 Biró confirms temporary suspension of walkout after Labour Ministry guarantees some level of compensation for pilots. Presidential candidate Alberto Fernández pulls strings in the background.

LABOUR UNREST

Fernández wades into aviation dispute as pilots plan 48-hour strike

01-10-2019 17:57 Stakes are escalating in labour conflict in the aviation industry, with two pilots unions saying they will carry out a 48-hour strike this weekend.

CHUBUT CRISIS

Teachers stage national strike in solidarity with Chubut

05-09-2019 13:20 Attacks on teachers in Chubut by energy union members earlier this week prompts national strike by CTERA union.

2019 Elections

Aerolineas alleges pilot message on flights supports Fernandez-Fernandez

24-07-2019 04:40 Luis Malvido took aim at pilots for reading a statement to passenger upon arrival at their destinations, describing the message as 'political' and a 'measure to favour Kirchnerism' electorally.

Vicious attack

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

17-07-2019 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

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.