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CGT Elects New Triumvirate to Lead 2025–2029 as Barrionuevo Bloc Walks Out

The result reflects a fragile factional balance, with the next task to define the CGT’s stance on Javier Milei’s labor overhaul.

Overview

  • Delegates at the Obras Sanitarias Congress confirmed a three-person leadership of Jorge Sola (Insurance), Cristian Jerónimo (Glass) and Octavio Argüello (Truckers).
  • The Ordinary National Congress reported participation by roughly 145 of 200 affiliated unions, with 1,830 of 2,130 delegates backing a single list.
  • Key posts were distributed to broaden representation, including Andrés Rodríguez (UPCN) as deputy secretary and Osvaldo Lobato (UOM) as union affairs chief.
  • Luis Barrionuevo left the venue with UTA leader Roberto Fernández after the return-to-unicato motion failed, and the UTA withdrew from the new structure.
  • The renewed council faces immediate talks over the government’s labor-flexibilization plans, with the collegial format again chosen to contain internal rifts last used in 2004, 2016 and 2021.