The government of the province of Buenos Aires authorized increases of around 32 percent in electricity rates. The Executive justified the rate hike saying it was due to the modification of... Read more
By José Rigane, Deputy Secretary of the CTA Autónoma and Secretary General of FeTERA In the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires the power cuts in December 2017 were 4,117,983, that is, 60% mor... Read more
José Rigane, Secretary General of the Luz y Fuerza de Mar del Plata trade union, was present at the mobilization that took place on Thursday Dec 14, in the Mar del Plata city, against the pe... Read more
By José Rigane, Deputy Secretary of the CTA Autónoma and General Secretary of FeTERA To the electricity price increase that started December 1, of which 43% is for Edenor and Edesur in Bueno... Read more
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 Ma... 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 mass... 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, Phi... 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 nat... 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... Read more
By José Rigane* With the merger of BP with Bridas (the Chinese CNOOC + magnate Bulgheroni), the new oil company PAEG will become the largest private company in the country and one of the lar... Read more