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Garrahan Staff Strike After Milei Vetoes Pediatric Emergency Law

Unions mobilize to press Congress to revisit vetoes spanning public health, universities.

Overview

  • Hospital Garrahan workers from APyT and ATE began a stoppage at 7:00, with APyT calling 24 hours and ATE extending action until 7:00 Sunday.
  • The plan includes an assembly in the early afternoon, a march to Plaza de Mayo, and a nationwide ruidazo set for 20:00.
  • Organizers say minimum services and emergency care will be maintained while staff hold an active presence inside the hospital.
  • Union leaders Norma Lezama and Alejandro Lipcovich condemned the veto and warned of deeper measures, including a call for a national strike.
  • Protesters link the pediatric law veto to the separate veto of university financing, seeking urgent congressional consideration of both measures as the government cites fiscal reasons.