The country’s main grains ports were also shut and hospitals offered only emergency services during the 24-hour strike organized by labour unions to protest policies by President Mauricio Macri. Those include the firing of workers and the slashing of government subsidies that have shot up the costs of transportation and utility rates. Argentines are also fed up with a stubborn recession, a devaluation of the currency and one of the world’s highest inflation rates. “This is what happens when a government is not in the party of the union leaders.” The government says that the stoppage is a political measure by union leaders who aspire to public office. Most union leaders have backed Cristina and Alberto Fernández.

Source: thestar May 29, 2019 18:18 UTC