General Strike in Argentina
After mass protests on November 8, unions in Argentina pushed ahead and called for a 24-hour general strike to take place on November 20, 2012. The strike has been organized in response to rising inflation, high-profile corruption, restrictions on currency exchange, in addition to anger over President Cristina Fernandez's policies and concern that she may amend the country's constitution in order to pursue a third term as president. More
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National Strike Hits Argentina | www.ktvu.com
05 Dec 18:22A strike called by two of Argentina's biggest unions paralysed much of Buenos Aires and other cities across the country on Tuesday.
Argentina’s media: Messenger shot | The Economist
05 Dec 18:10Not Fernández’s favourite reading NOT much has gone right recently for Cristina Fernández, Argentina’s embattled president. She has suffered humiliations in a...
Revelan salario de la presidenta argentina entre huelgas. Excélsior
20 Nov 15:18El gobierno de Cristina Fernández reveló que la mandataria percibió 13 mil 600 dólares, casi 28 por ciento más que el pasado mes de enero
En medio de huelga en Argentina, Cristina K contestó a través de Facebook | Mundo | LA TERCERA
20 Nov 15:16En su cuenta, apareció un mensaje similar al pronunciado anoche donde llama a los trabajadores 'a un gran ejercicio de responsabilidad en la defensa, no del gobierno, para nada, sino del proyecto político que ha generado más de 5 millones y medio...
Gremios en Argentina realizan primera huelga general en una década - Terra USA
20 Nov 15:15Sindicatos opositores al Gobierno argentino bloquearon el martes carreteras y calles, paralizaron el transporte por tierra y aire y frenaron las exportaciones de granos, en la primera huelga general en casi 10 años para exigir compensaciones para...
AFP: Huelga en Argentina bloquea accesos a Buenos Aires y afecta transporte
20 Nov 15:15BUENOS AIRES - A nationwide strike by the union central criticisms of President Cristina Kirchner led Argentina on Tuesday serious difficulties in urban transport and air, while protesters blocked access to strategic capital, AFP journalists noted.
Argentina enfrenta jornada de huelga nacional (Fotos) - laopinion.com
20 Nov 15:11Los sindicatos exigen un aumento del salario mínimo, una modificación impositiva, mejoras en las pensiones y el giro a las obras sociales manejadas por los gremios
Argentina: Huelga bloquea los accesos a Buenos Aires y afecta transporte - mundo | Perú 21
20 Nov 15:10Es el primer paro general de sindicatos en 10 años, contra políticas de Cristina Fernández. Hubo serias dificultades en el transporte urbano y aéreo.
Argentine anti-government protesters jam streets - Businessweek
20 Nov 15:08BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Angry over inflation, crime and corruption, people of all ages jammed the capital's streets for nearly four hours to protest against President Cristina Fernandez in Argentina's biggest anti-government demonstration...
Protesters block Pueyrredon Bridge in Buenos Aires
20 Nov 15:06November 20, 2012. Photo Credit: REUTERS / Enrique Marcarian. Via trust.org/alertnet
Argentine Unions Block Roads in First Fernandez-Era Strike - Businessweek
20 Nov 15:05Argentina’s biggest trade unions blocked highways and halted train, bus and port services in their first general strike against President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to protest rising prices and higher taxes.
Major national strike in Argentina with pickets to implement the measure — MercoPress
20 Nov 15:04Argentina’s three main organized labour groupings, and in opposition to Argentine president Cristina Fernandez, have called for a national strike on Tuesday which counts with the support of several tens of camp and city organizations plus hundreds...
Passengers wait for public transportation during general strike in Buenos Aires
20 Nov 15:03November 20, 2012. Photo Credit: REUTERS / Enrique Marcarian. Via trust.org/alertnet
Current state of transport and services affected by strike - BuenosAiresHerald.com
20 Nov 14:59The CGT Azopardo-CTA national workers’ strike led by Pablo Micheli (CTA) and Hugo Moyano (CGT) was affecting the majority of the city-province train lines, urban underground train lines and bus services today.
Union leaders say strike was 'highly successful' - BuenosAiresHerald.com
20 Nov 14:58While main pickets that were affecting accesses to the City were lifted, the CTA union chief Pablo Micheli assured today's national strike was "a success."
'It's a political picket and not a workers' strike,' Government says - BuenosAiresHerald.com
20 Nov 14:58Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo came on stage this morning to question the massive CGT-CTA national strike and indicate that “it is a political strike and not in favor of the working classes.”
Prensa Latina News Agency - Union Leader Proclaims National Strike Successful in Argentina
20 Nov 14:57"We were forced to cut routes because workers cannot participate in discussions at assemblies and decide," said the official, who accused the national government of closing its eyes, covering its ears and refusing to listen to those who think...
Argentinian Ports Hit by Further Strike Action | Maritime News | Maritime Executive Magazine
20 Nov 14:57Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, is advising of a 24 hour general strike in Argentina on Tuesday 20th November. The strike will affect all transportation including ports, airports, trains and road...
Argentina's Fernandez faces her first general strike - CNBC
20 Nov 14:56Public transportation in Argentina as well as grain shipments from the agricultural powerhouse halted on Tuesday for a 24-hour strike over taxes called by a union boss once allied with the government.
News Summary: Unions strike across Argentina, bemoaning income taxes, inflation - The Washington Post
20 Nov 14:54ROLE REVERSAL: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez faced a nationwide strike led by union bosses who used to be her supporters.
Argentine president faces nationwide strike as breakaway unions bemoan income taxes, inflation - The Washington Post
20 Nov 14:54BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine President Cristina Fernandez faced a nationwide strike on Tuesday, led by the union bosses who used to be her most steadfast supporters.
Strike Cripples Argentina's Capital - WSJ.com
20 Nov 14:54Argentina's capital city was plunged into chaos as a general strike by unions opposed to the government of President Cristina Kirchner disrupted road, rail and air transportation.
Argentine Shipments Delayed Amid General Strike, Official Says - Bloomberg
20 Nov 14:49Argentine port workers joined a 24- hour strike that’s delaying shipments, said Guillermo Wade, an official at the port exporters chamber.
Argentina strikes paralyze capital, other cities - latimes.com
20 Nov 14:46BUENOS AIRES -- Strikes called by two Argentine unions pressing for reduced taxes and better social benefits paralyzed Buenos Aires and much of the country, the latest signs of an upswell in opposition to President Cristina Fernandez and her...
"El paro tiene amenazas rayanas con el delito", dijo Aníbal Fernández – Infobae.com
20 Nov 14:24El senador advirtió que tal vez "corresponde una denuncia penal por amenazas" contra los dirigentes que convocaron a los cortes de ruta.
#8N y #20N: Las dos postales que el Gobierno quisiera borrar | Urgente24
20 Nov 10:27Urgente24 es un diario online con noticias de Argentina y el mundo que se edita desde buenos Aires. Urgente24 es informacion confiable y periodismo de anticipacion.
Diez indicadores económicos que evidencian el fracaso de Rajoy - Público.es
20 Nov 01:25Cuando se cumple un año de su arrollador triunfo electoral en la noche del 20-N, los grandes datos macroeconómicos demuestran que, en contra de lo que dijo el presidente, la economía española no sólo no ha mejorado sino que ha ido a peor.
Hubo Imposicion habra Revolución. #V20, #20N, #Anonymous convoca a desovediencia CIvil contra #EPN ~ SN - Noticias
19 Nov 23:27lunes, 19 de noviembre de 2012
"No to reforming the constitution!"
19 Nov 22:55November 8, 2012. Photo Credit: Alejandro Pagni / Getty Images
Protest against President Cristina Fernandez in Buenos Aires
19 Nov 22:54November 8, 2012. Photo Credit: Natacha Pisarenko / AP
Protester holds sign reading "the president lies" during a march on November 8
19 Nov 22:53Photo Credit: AP / Victor R. Caivano.
Para Aerolíneas, el paro del #20N es inentendible – Infobae.com
19 Nov 22:49La empresa emitió un comunicado para disculparse por los inconvenientes que podrían llegar a surgir mañana. Además, difundió los salarios de los trabajadores que adhieren.
Cinco tenazas sofocan la economía argentina | El Economista
19 Nov 22:47El 2012 no ha sido fácil para el gobierno de Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
AFP: Huelga contra el gobierno argentino bloqueará accesos a Buenos Aires
19 Nov 22:46BUENOS AIRES — Un paro de centrales gremiales críticas de la presidenta Cristina Kirchner bloqueará el martes vías de acceso a la capital argentina, casi dos semanas después de una masiva protesta de la clase media, informaron el lunes...