Metalworkers' union strikes in Argentine province against Milei's anti-protectionist measures

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — The Metalworkers Union (UOM) carried out an indefinite strike Thursday in Argentina's southernmost province due to the negative impact it said the government's…

The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) added to the rejections on the elimination of import tariffs for mobile phones and the decrease for other imported products. The workers’ headquarters considered it a measure “against the national industry and the Argentine work.” It also supported the Union Obrera Metalúrgica de Tierra del Fuego in “the measures it considers carrying out in the face of this real hit.” The union carries out an undetermine…

The strike started at 12 p.m. and was decided by the Rio Grande section of the UOM.

Federico Sturzenegger, in his capacity as Minister of the Nation, had very unhappy words about the province of Tierra del Fuego and against the power of national industry and the Argentine labor force. These statements merited a widespread repudiation. But now it was the secretary general of the UOM of Rio Grande who spoke directly to the minister, to whom he had no problem to qualify as “imbecilable”. Oscar Martínez “invited” the minister to vi…

The Union Obrera Metalúrgica (UOM) launched on Tuesday an indefinite stoppage in Tierra del Fuego in response to the decision of the national government to open imports of electronic products. The measure ignited all alarms in the province, where more than 8,000 workers depend directly on the industrial promotion regime that has been in force for decades. In full joint negotiation with the chambers of the metal-mechanical sector, the official an…

The metallurgical guild warns of the possible loss of 7,000 jobs and a depopulation in the province. Abel Furlán and other leaders oppose the measure of the government and demand an urgent solution for the affected workers. Tierra del Fuego entrance: the UOM warning in the midst of the strike was first published in #BorderPeriodismo.