On Sunday, oil and gas workers went on indefinite strike to demand safer working conditions after a worker lost his arm in an industrial accident last Wednesday. It was the latest in a spate of recent injuries and deaths affecting oil and gas workers. Argentina’s largest oil union, the Private Oil and Gas Union (Sindicato del Petróleo y Gas Privado), and the Union of Private Oil and Gas Management and Professional Staff (Sindicato del Personal Jerárquico y Profesional del Petróleo y Gas Privado) announced the strike on Sunday. It affects activity in the main oil companies and in Vaca Muerta, the fourth largest unconventional oil reserve in the world. The Vaca Muerta shale region spans the provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, La Pampa, and MendozaThe Private Oil and Gas Union in Río Negro, Neuquén and La Pampa represents over 24,000 workers.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald May 22, 2023 20:27 UTC