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CGT Opens Leadership Congress With Triumvirate Deal Near, Third Seat in Play

The leadership outcome will shape the union's response to President Javier Milei's proposed labor reform.

Overview

  • Delegates gather at Buenos Aires' Obras Sanitarias to vote after late negotiations left the full slate unresolved.
  • Negotiators report broad agreement on a three-person leadership with Jorge Sola (Insurance) and Cristián Jerónimo (Glass) favored for two seats.
  • The final spot is contested between Maia Volcovinsky, backed by the CGT women’s bloc, and truckers’ leader Octavio Argüello under pressure from Hugo Moyano.
  • Luis Barrionuevo has threatened a rival list or abstention, while sectors aligned with Abel Furlán continue to press for a single, more confrontational chief.
  • The new leadership will steer talks on Milei’s labor overhaul, as figures like Gerardo Martínez warn of mass actions if the government shuts down dialogue.