By José Rigane* A few days ago, a federal court in La Plata gave support to actions against the increase in the price of gas services, and stopped the rate hike across the country. At the same time, the increase in electricity fares for the area... Read more
On Wednesday 29th June, #Frazadazo (the name of the demonstration in which people took blankets with them to simbolize how cold they were) took place at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires City as a way of protest against the rate hikes in electricity a... Read more
As part of the activities organized by “Emancipación Sur” in Bahía Blanca, Secretary General of the union “Luz y Fuerza de Mar del Plata” and also of the “Federation of Energy Workers of the Argentine Republic (FeTERA)”, José Rigane, gave a lect... Read more
Secretary General of the Luz y Fuerza de Mar del Plata trade union, José Rigane, held a press conference on Monday to explain the scope of the acquisition of new equipment for the power plant “Central Eléctrica 9 de Julio” in the city of M... Read more
FeTERA’s Secretary General, José Rigane spoke about the situation of the Minister of Energy, Juan José Aranguren, who has been denounced due to incompatibility in his duties as a public official (he owns 16 million pesos in Royal Dutch Shell sha... Read more
By José Rigane* Recently, a delegation of the Autonomous CTA (CTA-A) was in Geneva to participate in the 105th International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO). One of the most debated topics was the mass protests i... Read more
The Autonomous CTA rejects the Nation’s Supreme Court of Justice (CSJN) ruling on the “Orellano” case, because of considering it against the rights of the working class. Argentina’s Supreme Court of Justice ruled in the Orellano case against wor... Read more
The Minister of Energy, Juan José Aranguren had to say publicly that “he won’t resign”. This kind of clarification reveals the fragile situation the minister is going through. On this topic, Gustavo Calleja, Vice-President of MORENO (Movimiento... Read more
During the participation of the Autonomous CTA at the 105th International Labour Conference, the union released a statement on the current situation in Argentina. The document describes the situation in the country for the past 5 and a half mont... Read more