'There is an uneasy relationship between the gov’t and CGT,' Schmidt

Union leader Juan Carlos Schmidt (Dragado) admitted that there is a “difficult relationship” between the government and the CGT Labour Confederation. His comments come after Hugo Moyano’s sudden absence during yesterday’s presidential swearing-in ceremony.

Schmidt, who’s one of the closest unionist to Moyano, stated that “It’s not news to say that there is a difficult relationship between the government and the CGT”, but emphasized, “Anyway, there is no break-up or anything like it.”

Likewise, Schmidt questioned the President’s speech, which included critiques to former ruler Juan Domingo Perón, which were most likely taken as an indirect attack to Moyano,  when the Head of State said “The Constitution introduced in 1949 during the presidency of Juan Perón did not include the right to strike. But with us, Unions can strike. But strikes should not lead to blackmail.”

To this, Schmidt responded, “I do not know who was advising the President. As far as I know, there were many strikes during the Peronist governments.”