Overview
- The congress is scheduled for Nov. 5 at the Obras Sanitarias stadium, starting at 9:30 a.m.
- Negotiations point to continuing a three-person leadership with Jorge Sola and Cristian Jerónimo confirmed contenders, while the third seat remains open and could go to Maia Volcovinsky or a transport figure.
- Some hardline sectors are floating either extending the current leadership or shifting to a single secretary general if a consensus on a triumvirate falters.
- The CGT has announced an absolute rejection of the government’s draft labor reform, is weighing dialogue and possible court challenges or actions, and its spokesman ruled out a near-term general strike.
- A bloc led by major unions such as Commerce, UOCRA and Health now appears to command a voting majority after Armando Cavalieri backed proceeding to elect a new board.