GiantMonkeyMan
11th April 2014, 11:58
Public transport in Argentina has been severely disrupted by a huge nationwide strike against the economic policies of the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Most buses, commuter trains and metro lines across Argentina did not operate.
The 24-hour strike was called by unions amid public discontent over high inflation, taxes and wages.
The government said the stoppage was "anti-democratic" because it affected those who wanted to go to work.
"The right to strike is enshrined in the constitution, but also the legitimate right to work," Jorge Capitanich, the chief of the cabinet of ministers, told a news conference.
Airlines were forced to cancel flights and ports came to a near standstill. Many shops also closed because commuters could not get to work.
Some, like Rosana, had to walk miles to get to work.
"My colleagues of course can't get to the office," she told the Associated Press news agency after her 70-minute walk. "You can't get there without public transport."
Many public-sector workers took part in the stoppage, which affected services and school classes.
Picket lines
Unions say they want higher pay and lower taxes, and blame the Argentine government for an annual inflation rate of more than 30%.
Protesters also formed human chains and blocked the main access routes to the capital, Buenos Aires, and other cities.
There were some incidents of violence and arrests after police tried to break the picket lines.
The unions said more than a million workers had taken part in the stoppage.
"The strike is going to be broadly observed because people are unhappy," said Hugo Moyano, a union leader who organised the protest.
"The strike had to take place because the government does not address our demands," said another union leader, Luis Barrionuevo.
This is the second general strike President Fernandez de Kirchner has faced in her two-term mandate.
The last one took place in November 2012 and partially paralysed Buenos Aires and other cities.
short video here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-26979191
Shitty BBC article but still interesting situation.
Slavoj Zizek's Balls
11th April 2014, 12:58
What's your view on the 'right to work' in terms of theory?
ckaihatsu
13th April 2014, 00:42
Argentina National Conference of Fighting Unions
Argentina National Conference of Fighting Unions
http://www.ft-ci.org/National-Conference-of-Fightin-Unions?lang=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GmaFUFBFSU
A massive “National Conference of Fighting Unions and workers” demands a general strike and calls for a day of protest, pickets and roadblocks.
The rank and file delegate from Buenos Aires Subways, Claudio Dellecarboara, began the National Conference of Fighting Unions in front of 4 thousand workers that filled the Atlanta stadium. He was followed by interventions from Ruben "Pollo" Sobrero (Haedo Railways Union), Carlos "Perro" Santillan (Jujuy province Municipal workers Union), Raul Godoy (Zanon workers/ PTS), and Javier "Poke" Hermosilla from the Kraft-Foods’ shop steward committee.
All the speakers agreed on their solidarity with the ongoing teachers struggle and on their criticism of all Union leaderships, including Hugo Moyano, and on demanding a national plan of struggle for salary increases, against layoffs, and for the acquittal of the oil workers from Las Heras sentenced to life in prison.
In the opening act, Javier Hermosilla maintained that “We’re going to continue with the pickets and road blocks like we did on November 20 in 2012 when a national strike was called by Moyano (union leader of one of the fragmented CGTs) and Micheli (union leader of one of the fragmented CTAs), in order to raise a voice that is independent of those [Moyano and Micheli’s], actions and to present our own demands. And like we did last February 27 when thousands of workers and left organizations united in the Pan American Highway, General Paz, and Pueyrredon Bridge roadblocks as well as other roadblocks throughout the country to demand the acquittal of Las Heras oil workers, provoking the rage from Sergio Berni and Cristina Fernandez, who attacked our organization (PTS) on a national presidential TV broadcast.”
On his part, Raul Godoy announced that “at the same time that we demand a strike and plan of struggle against the austerity measures and against the criminalization of protests, the PTS and affiliated groups we will continue the struggle to take back the unions for the workers, expelling the union bureaucracy. For these struggles we have a new achievement at our disposal, the members of congress from the Left and Workers’ Front. (FIT).”
The resolutions that are being debated in the sub-committees are:
• Demand from the main unions that they break the truce with the government and coordinate a national strike and a plan of struggle in solidarity with the current workers conflicts, mainly the teachers strike and the struggles against layoffs. For fair wage negotiations in order to achieve a salary that equals the cost of living, to stop all layoffs and for the acquittal of the oil workers from Las Heras.
• Call for a national day of action next April 9th with pickets and roadblocks.
• Practical and effective solidarity with the teachers struggle and other ongoing battles.
• Call for regional gatherings to coordinate these objectives.
Contacts:
Raúl Godoy (0299) 15 4052 657 | @RaulGodoyPTS
Javier "Poke" Hermosilla: (011) 1538056785
Masivo Encuentro sindical combativo Atlanta 15M2014
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MASIVO ENCUENTRO SINDICAL COMBATIVO EXIGE PARO Y PLAN DE LUCHA NACIONAL Y CONVOCA A JORNADA DE CORTES Y PIQUETES
Ante un auditorio de cuatro mil personas que colmaron el estadio de Atlanta, se realizó este 15 de marzo un masivo Encuentro Nacional del Sindicalismo Combativo.
La jornada se inició cuando todas la voces se unieron varios minutos en un solo grito, cantando "¡Olé olé, olé olá / a los docentes aumento ya / A los petroleros la libertad!".
Con la presentación del metrodelegado Claudio Dellecarbonara, el acto arrancó con las intervenciones de los dirigentes obreros que estaban en la mesa.
Rubén "Pollo" Sobrero (UF HAEDO) abrió la primera parte planteando que "hoy acá están los que luchan, los que están de pie. (...) El gobierno quiere hacer pasar este brutal ajuste y para eso cuenta con la complicidad de la burocracia, los Moyano, los Daer. (...) No pretendemos hacer un acto, queremos ver como esto lo extendemos al resto del país haciendo encuentros regionales provinciales y todo lo que sea necesario para desarrollar un nuevo polo democrático y combativo para pelear en los sindicatos".
Lo siguió Carlos "Perro" Santillán del SEOM Jujuy: "llegamos con una fe enorme en todos los compañeros que están luchando de una punta a la otra del país. (...) A partir de ahora nosotros sabemos que cuando caigan en cana nuestros compañeros allá en Jujuy vamos a tener una fuerza que se mueva en el país para que los liberen. Lo mismo cuando caigan en Neuquén o como pasa con los compañeros de Las Heras".
Los compañeros llegaron con importantes delegaciones de sus sindicatos, los ferroviarios del Sarmiento y los municipales de Jujuy.
Luego tomó la palabra Claudia Mansilla, familiar de dos de los petroleros condenados en Santa Cruz. Denunció el juicio y llamó a seguir peleando por la absolución.
Por su parte, Raúl Godoy, obrero de Zanon y dirigente del PTS, denunció en su discurso "a la burocracia sindical que se ha fraccionado en cinco centrales donde la mitad de trabajadores ni siquiera tiene representación". Además planteó que "como hicimos el 20N que ante el llamado de Moyano a un paro hicimos asambleas y piquetes en la Panamericana y esa acción independiente se hizo notar, o la acción del 27 de febrero donde trabajadores de todo el país pusimos el grito de libertad a los compañeros de las Heras. Esas acciones han permitido que a nivel nacional impactemos sobre millones de trabajadores". Por último, planteó que a las centrales sindicales "les vamos a exigir un plan de lucha y se lo vamos a imponer en la calle con movilización".
Otro de los que intervino en la apertura fue Javier 'Poke' Hermosilla. "Tenemos que mostrarnos todos nosotros como una alternativa a la burocracia sindical: se puede recuperar los sindicatos. Tenemos que seguir impulsando la coordinación, sea de manera zonal, provincial, o nacional. Esta iniciativa es extraordinaria por eso. Acá el ajuste lo estamos sufriendo: en Zona Norte están los despidos en Kromberg, en VW, y hay compañeros luchando por su reincorporación".
Entre otros dirigentes de distintas corrientes estaban Enrique Gandolfo, Sec. Gral CTA Bahia Blanca, Alfredo Cáceres (OS) Sec. Gral Suteba Tigre y Pablo Busch (CCUR) de la Interna de Unilever, entre otros.
Todos los oradores coincidieron en saludar la lucha docente y en criticar a todas las direcciones de las centrales sindicales, incluyendo a Hugo Moyano, y exigiendo un plan de lucha nacional por aumento de salario en paritarias, contra los despidos y por la absolución de los petroleros de Las Heras .
Luego de la apertura, se debatió en 7 comisiones, una dedicada especialmente a debatir el conflicto docente. Más tarde se realizó un plenario de cierre donde se leyeron las mociones por mayoría y minoría de cada comisión, que luego se pusieron a votación para dar como resultado la resoluciones finales (ver recuadro). Antes habían podido hablar ante los miles de trabajadores que llenaban Atlanta, representantes de las principales luchas del último período, como Liliana, Kromberg y Valeo, entre otros, además de saludos de los diputados del Frente de Izquierda Angélica Lagunas de Neuquén y Christian Castillo (ver recuadro) de la provincia de Buenos Aires. También estuvo presente el diputado nacional Nicolás del Caño (PTS-FIT).
Ya entrada la noche, a pesar de la larga jornada, miles de compañeros siguieron con entusiasmo los últimos discursos y la lectura de las resoluciones.
Y se fueron con el compromiso de transmitir en cada lugar de trabajo este importante paso dado por el sindicalismo combativo
Loony Le Fist
13th April 2014, 02:03
It's so sad that we don't have something like that happening in the states. In fact, things have gotten worse. Looking at the BLS statistics (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkstp.t01.htm), worker strikes in the US are virtually non-existent. This has to change.
G-Dogg
21st April 2014, 17:41
We're expecting a new general strike of 36 hours if the union demands aren't met soon.
Decolonize The Left
22nd April 2014, 19:29
We're expecting a new general strike of 36 hours if the union demands aren't met soon.
Very good- Please keep us posted.
La Guaneña
22nd April 2014, 22:02
The FIT is formed by the PO and two other trot parties, right?
G-Dogg, where is the PC de la A standing here? I can't find anything on their website.
G-Dogg
23rd April 2014, 11:39
PO, PTS and IS.
The PCA supports the government.
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