Overview
- After an expanded meeting at UOCRA, CGT leaders said they will plantarse against the government’s labor and tax plans and pledged to preserve unity ahead of the Nov. 5 leadership congress at Obras Sanitarias.
- The central is weighing three options: enter dialogue if formally invited, challenge measures in court, or escalate with direct actions including strikes and street mobilizations.
- Officials signal they will send the labor package to Congress within weeks and aim for December approval, as President Javier Milei seeks support from governors and business groups.
- Minister Federico Sturzenegger rejected claims of 12–13 hour workdays, while drafts in circulation discuss hour banks, company or regional bargaining, curbs on ultraactividad, vacation splitting, and severance paid in installments.
- Government arguments cite informality near 43% and reported losses in formal jobs, as unions warn that ideas such as a “dynamic salary” would weaken sector-wide protections.