09/05/2013 | Argentina

CTA's Pablo Micheli postpones national strike

The head of the anti-government CTA splinter Pablo Micheli announced the national strike, initially planned for upcoming Wednesday, to be held on May, 29. The decision was made at CTA National Congress after discussing logistical implications of the event.

30/01/2013 | Argentina

CGT, CTA warn of new protests in March

The head of the CTA umbrella union, Pablo Micheli, and the secretary general of the court workers union, Julio Piumato, agreed that the recent raise in the income tax floor is “not enough” and announced a joint street protest for March.

29/04/2013 | Argentina

CTA, Public and Subway workers strike against Macri's supression

Public servants, and Subway workers announced a series of rallies and strikes for tomorrow as protesting against BA City Mayor Mauricio Macri and the suppression unleashed by Met Police against health workers, patients and journalists at the Hospital Borda.

01/05/2013 | Argentina

Unionized state workers protested police brutality at Borda Hospital

Unionized state workers rallied yesterday to protest the repression of the Metropolitan Police at the Borda mental hospital on Friday that resulted in at least 36 injured-including legislators and reporters- and 8 people arrested.

17/12/2012 | Argentina

Dissident CGT, CTA call for anti-gov't march on Wednesday

CGT Labour Confederation boss Hugo Moyano, and CTA umbrella union leader Pablo Micheli announced today a downtown march against the national government on Wednesday.

19/12/2012 | Argentina

'Gov't is taking typical IMF cuts recipes,' Moyano

Dissident CGT boss Hugo Moyano assured that "the government is following the typical orthodox IMF recipes for austerity cuts, including frozen wages and even wage cuts despite the inflation devouring salaries."

15/01/2013 | Argentina

CTA's Yasky hopes income tax floor is raised 'before April'

CTA umbrella union boss Hugo Yasky assured today that he hopes that the income tax floor hike is achieved before April, following a meeting with Labour Minister Carlos Tomada today.

20/11/2012 | Argentina

Massive picketing isolates City

21/11/2012 | Argentina

Governors label strike 'extortionate,' 'highly political'

Kirchnerite governors from across the country spoke out on the strike organized yesterday by the dissident branch of the CGT labour confederation and the CTA workers union.

04/12/2012 | Argentina

Dissident CGT, CTA to hold march on Dec 19

Hugo Moyano's CGT and CTA's Pablo Micheli announced they are going to hold a march to Plaza de Mayo square on December 19 to renew their claims to the government.

18/11/2012 | Argentina

City gov't warns waste collection affected by strike

The Buenos Aires City government warned that the general strike summoned for Tuesday by the CGT and CTA union groupings “will affect the waste collection service during 48 hours,” and called on residents to refrain from taking out the rubbish tomorrow and on Tuesday.

19/11/2012 | Argentina

'Strikers' threats could be considered common crime,' Aníbal Fernández

19/11/2012 | Argentina

Transportation, services to be affected by strike

13/11/2012 | Argentina

'Government's arrogancy pushed us to call for a nat'l strike,' Moyano

CGT Labour Confederation head Hugo Moyano informed that the umbrella union won't participate in the dissident CTA workers union march to Plaza de Mayo set for November 20 as part of that day's national strike called by both entities.

14/11/2012 | Argentina

Dissident CGT, CTA ratify strike despite CFK's announcement

The dissident CGT led by Hugo Moyano and the faction of the Argentine Workers’ Union (CTA) led by Pablo Micheli ratified the national strike they will hold next Tuesday November 20th, despite President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s announcement that the income tax floor will be increased in 2013.

17/11/2012 | Argentina

Tuesday's national strike 'will be like none other' says Barrionuevo

The head of the Blue and White CGT umbrella labour union Luis Barrionuevo, today said that the national labour union strike to take place on Tuesday “will be huge” also criticizing the government over end of year bonus payments.

24/10/2012 | Argentina

CTA-CGT tension mounts after Moyano's approach to Macri

The Head of the CTA dissident umbrella union Pablo Micheli came on stage to suggest that CGT labour confederation secretary-general Hugo Moyano is making a "huge mistake" if a political alliance with Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri were established.

24/10/2012 | Argentina

CTA-CGT march against Labour risks law

The factions of the CGT and CTA labour unions that oppose the Kirchnerite administration protested against the labour risks law (ART). 

12/11/2012 | Argentina

Micheli confirms CGT-CTA strike

The head of the dissident CGT, Hugo Moyano, and his counterpart at the dissident CTA, Pablo Micheli, agreed to hold a national strike and a march on November 20.

24/09/2012 | Argentina

Buzzi's FAA to join CGT-CTA October anti-gov’t protest

The head of the Argentine Agrarian Federation (FAA in Spanish), Eduardo Buzzi, confirmed that the entity he rules will join CGT Labour Confederation boss Hugo Moyano, and dissident CTA union umbrella’s leader Pablo Michelli in the October 11 protest against the national government.

24/09/2012 | Argentina

CTA, Teamsters' Union march, strike to be held on October 10

The march to Plaza de Mayo square organized by Pablo Micheli's CTA and Hugo Moyano's Teamsters' union that was scheduled for October 11 will be held the previous day after the head of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo foundation Hebe de Bonafini's request.

10/10/2012 | Argentina

CTA stages protest in Plaza de Mayo, calls for national strike

The head of the Argentine Workers Union (CTA), Pablo Micheli, led an anti-Government demonstration in Plaza de Mayo along with followers of the dissident CGT leader Hugo Moyano, and assured that "2012 will not end without a national strike".

09/08/2012 | Argentina

CFK meets with CTA's Yasky

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met with Argentine Worker’s Union head Hugo Yasky, whom she counts with to debate the minimum wage, alongside the “FatCats” the independent and former Moyano allies.

29/08/2012 | Argentina

CTA contests minimum wage, threatens strike

The leader of one of the Central Argentine Workers Union (CTA) factions, Pablo Micheli assured today that the labour union would call a “national strike” for the first fortnight of October, in protest against the “shameful” new minimum wage rate.

18/09/2012 | Argentina

Teamsters' union to march along Micheli's CTA

The head of the CGT Labour Confederation, Hugo Moyano, announced that the teamsters' union will accompany Pablo Micheli's CTA in the demonstration against the government to be held in October.

26/06/2012 | Argentina

CTA pulls out of national strike

The CTA organized labour movement, led by Hugo Yasky, announced yesterday that it would neither join nor call on its members to join tomorrow’s strike and march.

04/07/2012 | Argentina

BA province state workers protest across City, La Plata

The Buenos Aires province chapter of the CTA labour grouping along with state workers represented by ATE and members of the province’s biggest teaching union Suteba went on strike in rejection of the four-installment payment offer for mid-year bonuses, blocking off roads across the City and La Plata.

06/07/2012 | Argentina

Protesters lift Ezeiza roadblock, flights back to normal

The ATE state workers and CTA union members lifted the protest they were carrying out in front of Ezeiza International airport this afternoon, in which general traffic to the airport was being blocked off. Flights schedules are back to normal and there are no delays on the roads on the way to the airport.

01/05/2012 | Argentina

May Day celebrated without presence of CGT

Many different political groups and unions celebrated Labour Day, with three main ceremonies carried out in Buenos Aires City. Even still, the CGT Labour Confederation run by Hugo Moyano did not organise any events to celebrate or commemorate workers today. Yet, the CTA union held a rally at the Obelisk.

08/06/2012 | Argentina

Traffic chaos after massive CTA march

08/06/2012 | Argentina

Gov't repudiates inconveniences caused by CTA’s protests

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s cabinet chief Abal Medina regretted today the complications and traffic chaos created by several roadblocks, strikes and protests across the country staged by the Argentine Workers Union (CTA).

22/08/2011 | Argentina

CTA to defend minimum wage ‘ till death’ tomorrow

CTA’s head Hugo Yasky assured today the Workers Union will defend the minimum wage till “death” tomorrow when the Unions, businessmen and the government head to the negotiation table to discuss the issue.

15/02/2012 | Argentina

CTA leads protest against antiterrorism law in Congress

Argentine Workers Union (CTA), unions human rights organizations and members of political parties including  UCR, Civic Coalition and Proyecto Sur marched to Congress against anti-terrorism law, because they consider it "aims to criminalize social protest."

14/03/2012 | Argentina

CTA leader calls for national strike

Argentine Workers Union (CTA) leader Pablo Micheli called for a national strike that will be held either in late March or early April and hoped “CGT boss Hugo Moyano joins us”, as he marched from the intersection of Nueve de Julio and Belgrano avenues to the Labour Ministry to claim for wage hikes and the ban of the income tax, among other issues.

06/05/2011 | Argentina

CFK meets with CTA members

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner held a meeting with CTA Argentine Workers Central led by Hugo Yasky at Government House, as part of the “social dialogue” that began on Monday.

08/06/2011 | Argentina

CTA workers stage nationwide protests, cause city traffic chaos

Members of Pablo Micheli’s Argentine Workers Union (CTA) were staging nationwide protests today, as well as staging a march towards Plaza de Mayo demanding pension increases and earning tax elimination for workers. The Buenos Aires-La Plata route was being blocked off in both directions as well as 9 de Julio Avenue, and Pueyrredón and Saavedra bridges.

01/08/2011 | Argentina

Demonstrations against Jujuy deaths cause traffic chaos

 CTA Argentine Workers Central activists marched down different areas of the City in protest of the serious incidents that took place in the Jujuy province locality of Libertador General San Martin, in which four people died during an eviction last Thursday.

18/01/2011 | Argentina

Gov't, CGT agree on wage negotiations, reject 35% increase

Following talks of salary negotiations, Labour Minister Carlos Tomada and the head of the CGT labour confederation Hugo Moyano agreed that trade unions should propose its own wage increase.

03/03/2011 | Argentina

Micheli's CTA stages protests at Labour Ministry offices

Members of Pablo Micheli’s Argentine Workers Union (CTA) marched from the Obelisk towards the Labour Ministry, demanding for legal recognition from the National Government and requesting "a 35 percent” raise of their salaries as wage talks continue.

01/05/2011 | Argentina

Yasky commemorates Labour Day with CFK's support

The leader of a sector of CTA Argentine Workers Central Hugo Yasky commemorated International Worker’s Day with a rally at Luna Park Stadium, in which he read a letter of support of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and expressed his desire for the president to seek reelection. Many government officials were present in the rally.