At a time when unions are threatening to launch a national strike, Modernization Minister Andrés Ibarra apparently thought it was the best time to acknowledge that there may be a new wave of public sector layoffs. There are 114,962 workers currently being scrutinized, which amount to 53.9 percent of the total public sector workforce, according to Página 12. The largest umbrella unions, the Argentine Workers’ Central Union (CTA) and the General Labor Confederation (CGT), have warned they may call for a national strike due to inflation and unemployment, as well as demanding that the government reopen wage negotiations. The CGT will be meeting with a number of social organizations, including Barrios de Pie (Neighborhoods On Their Feet), in order to coordinate their agendas and evaluate the possibility of a national strike. On September 23 there will be a key meeting of all the unions under the CGT umbrella and that is when labor leaders will decide how to move forward.

Source: The Bubble September 07, 2016 15:56 UTC