Buenos Aires Informer

Appeals Court aims to strike balance in Gov't-Clarín brawl A federal court ordered the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner administration yesterday to “fairly” distribute state advertising on the five broadcast Buenos Aires City television channels, following a presentation made by media foe Grupo Clarín. But the … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

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Buenos Aires province teachers threaten to strike again The Buenos Aires province teachers' union announced in a press briefing today they will continue protesting "until the government improves the 22.6 percent wage hike offer." If that doesn't happen in the next hours, they will renew the call for 48-hour … Read more on Buenos Aires [...]

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Lufthansa cancels 1700 flights due to Monday's union strike Germany's largest airline Lufthansa said it was cancelling almost 1700 flights on Monday, mostly on domestic and short-haul European routes, as a result of planned strike action by thousands of workers calling for higher pay. Verdi, representing 33,000 … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

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Moyano: 'All conditions are set' for the CGT to carry a national strike CGT leader Hugo Moyano announced “all conditions are ready” for his organisation to take part in a national strike run by the Argentine Workers' Central Union (CTA). However, he said they still need to choose "the best moment for it”. Additionally, the [...]

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UTA bus drivers threaten strike actions for next week The Rail Automobile Union (UTA in Spanish) has warned it would launch a nationwide intermittent strike action as for next week if salary negotiations fail affecting short, middle and long distance passengers. According to UTA's press secretary Mario … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

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Buenos Aires province teachers threaten more strike action “This Friday force measures will be decided if we are not called for a new proposal”, the head of the Buenos Aires Education Workers Union (SUTEBA in Spanish) affirmed and warned that the conflict “will deepen” if the province “decrees the salary hike”. Read more on Buenos [...]

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Waste drivers launch strike over health care dispute in Buenos Aires The smell of rotting garbage has filled the Argentine capital Buenos Aires as a group of trash drivers belonging to companies CLIBA and AESA launched a strike demanding improvements in their trade union-run medical insurance. The sudden move – that … Read more on [...]

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Bank clerks strike for seven hours Banks including Banco Nación and BBVA opened at regular times, with a marked absence of clients, but employees immediately engaged in assemblies, eventually deciding to join the strike action and join pickets in downtown Buenos Aires. Eggs were … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

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Subway union to continue strike on Monday Sergio Cultrera, an AGTSyP maintenance sector representative claimed the Buenos Aires City government does not “recognize” them as a union. The City government's Labour Secretariat has nonetheless acted as a mediator between Metrovías and AGTSyP … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

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Public hospitals in Buenos Aires province go on strike Staff from 77 public hospitals across Buenos Aires province, belonging to workers union CICOP, went on strike for two hours today demanding improved security at health centres, following a violent incident at Fiorito Hospital on Sunday. Hospital … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

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Argentina's Fernandez faces her first general strike BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Opposition trade unions protesting Argentina's economic policies brought public transportation and the country's crucial grain exports to a halt on Tuesday in the first general strike since President Cristina Fernandez took … Read more on Reuters

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State school teachers on strike, disrupt traffic in BA City centre UTE teachers union members were on strike today in Buenos Aires City, and carried out a march along Avenida de Mayo in protest against sanctions made against a group of teachers earlier in the week. Three hundred and fifty students are affected by the [...]

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Buenos Aires subways reopen after 10-day strike BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Subways began rolling again Tuesday in Argentina's capital after union leaders suspended a 10-day strike, but their tentative deal depends on an unresolved power struggle between the mayor and the president. Read more on Businessweek

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Argentine Farm Sanitary Agency Workers to Strike for Three Days The strike at the agency, known as Senasa, will start at midnight local time and will prevent exporters and importers from obtaining certificates for their shipments at ports in Buenos Aires, Bahia Blanca and Rosario, Wade said. “Certificates are … Read more on Bloomberg

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Buenos Aires subways open after 10-day strike, but conflict remains far from … BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Subways began rolling again Tuesday in Argentina's capital after union leaders suspended a 10-day strike, but their tentative deal depends on an unresolved power struggle between the mayor and the president. Union leaders … Read more on Washington [...]

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