Monday, August 22, 2016 Dissent undermines CGT unificationMultiple leaders from influential labour grouping set to give today’s congress the cold shoulderThe long-awaited unification of the CGT umbrella union, which was intended to put an end to internal dissent in the highly influential labour grouping, looks set to be overshadowed today as many leaders are expected to give the crucial summit the cold shoulder. Venegas, much of whose power lies in his leadership and influence over the so-called 62 Peronist Organizations, is seen by others in the CGT as answering to Macri. The rural workers’ leader met the president at the most recent Rural Society fairgrounds exhibition and was full of praise for the government, in contrast to a more critical or ambivalent approach from other CGT leaders. Last-minute negotiationsBoth the MASA and the Venegas group are expected to abstain from voting for the incoming triumvirate, but those aligned with the triumvirate are making last-minute efforts for a change of heart. Other negotiations include what the wording of tomorrow’s CGT documents will be, with bank clerks’ unionist Sergio Palazzo calling for a strongly-worded critique of the current socio-economic situation.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 22, 2016 02:48 UTC