By José Rigane* On Wednesday, November 29th, around 300.000 Argentine workers gave an overwhelming demonstration of struggle and unity in the face of the austerity policies carried out by Mauricio Macri’s government. In a massive mobilization at... Read more
José Rigane, Deputy Secretary of the CTA Autónoma (CTA-A) and General Secretary of the FeTERA, along with Pablo Micheli, General Secretary of the CTA-A, were at the Vatican city invited to the International Meeting of Trade Union Organizations,... Read more
The CTA Autónoma, the Luz y Fuerza de Mar del Plata trade union, and the Federation of Energy Workers (FeTERA), along with other organizations from around 20 countries participated in a massive march in Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay, i... Read more
On November 2nd, in a fraternal meeting, the National Board of the CTA Autónomas and the CTA de los Trabajadores received the delegations of the French CGT, led by its General Secretary, Philippe Martinez, and the CUT of Brazil, represented by i... Read more
By José Rigane* In the midst of tax and labor reforms, flexibilization initiatives, and a new reform on the pension system which directly affects retirees, the Government decides to sell national energy assets valued at one billion dollars. The... Read more
The Luz y Fuerza de Mar del Plata trade union held on Saturday 28 October its 74th anniversary party. Like every year, about 900 people attended the party to celebrate the union’s anniversary, which is on October 8th. The Luz y Fuerza de Mar del... Read more
In dialog with the news website “El Retrato …”, the General Secretary of the Luz y Fuerza de Mar del Plata trade union, José Rigane, stated that “the labor flexibilization of workers does not mean anything other than the... Read more
The World Trade Organization (WTO) will meet between December 10 and 13 in Argentina, marking the first time the entity will meet in Latin America, which “is not a coincidence”, according to Luciana Ghiotto, who hold a Phd degree in political sc... Read more
The Argentine government wants to push a labor reform after the October 22 legislative elections. The model to imitate would be the reform recently implemented by Brazil. Although it is not known how is Macri going to take the reform forward in... Read more
The Zárate Luz y Fuerza trade union denounced Nucleoeléctrica Argentina S.A. (NASA) for firing the union’s Deputy Secretary, Damián Straschenco, who was attacked earlier this year by placing contaminated heavy water on his water bottle. In a lar... Read more