Carl Von Clausewitza military theorist from the beginning of the 19th century, advised always knowing what kind of war is about to be fought. Cataloged as the “Labor Modernization Law”, the project sent by Milei to Congress constitutes a declaration of war against the entire working class. An offensive aimed at imposing a new relationship of social and political forcesextending job insecurity and weakening the organizational power of millions of employees. An attack of magnitude that – according to a report by the CTA Institute of Studies and Training – has no precedent since the genocidal dictatorship of 1976.
A century and a half ago, between the pages of Capital, Marx drew the profile of that british bourgeoisie who did not feel ashamed suck out every last drop of lifeblood that ran through the workers’ veins. Like that Mr. EF Sanderson, who regretted the limitation of night work for those under 18 years of age, because “it drove up costs.” In the 21st century, in times of AI, space travel and instant global communication, the social class of Rocca, Galperin and Eurnecian aims to return to that precambrian time of capitalist vampirism.
Exhausted from repetitions, the main argument is the supposed “creation of formal work.” fallacious syllogism, just been refuted by a man from the kidney of big capital, the lawyer Julián de Diego. This Thursday, interviewed in Radio With Yousaid that “without growth, there will be no job creation.”
That growth is still presented as promise. As a story of an ethereal future, always measured in decades. The “Argentina power”comparable to Ireland, Germany, Peru and many other nations. For now, what there is is recession, slightly rising inflation and debt. Always debt. And more and more debt.
In this class war, Capital seeks to further atomize and fragment the working class. Among many other things, the counter-reform proposes modifying art. 197 bis of the Employment Contracts Law, enabling “voluntary agreements” between capitalist and worker for issues such as hour banks or the division of vacations. Fetish that hides true social relationships, the employment contract equates two actors with absolutely unequal power: This false consensus reached between supposed peers does not and cannot exist.
Al capital It is not enough to squeeze out every last drop of working class life. Demand that this power not be challenged. The milléista “labor modernization” advances against all rights to demand: massifying the limitations on the possibility of striking; penalizing and quasi-prohibiting assemblies; weakening union organization in the workplace; criminalizing any form of direct action.
Business a corporation; the needs of a social class
“Hopefully the word will be kept. But we know that many times later other interests intersect.” Cristian Jerónimo, new member of the triumvirate that leads the CGT, prays to Providence.
Although he called to mobilize next Thursday against the reform project, the bureaucratic union leadership strategy lies in the parliamentary thread and in the hope of judicial presentations. The Cegetista leadership entrusts the future of millions of workers to the parliamentary caste that negotiated everything with Milei and to a Judiciary populated by millionaire judges and friends of the business community.
Herein war against labor slaveryat the head of most of its organizations, the working class has an “official body” full of turncoats. A caste that dedicated the last two years to negotiating with political power and economic power. Just yesterday, Gerardo Martínez was sitting at the table at the May Councilseeking to negotiate this reform with Federico Sturzenegger.
Considering this rationality, Javier Milei already spoke to them with his pocket. By eliminating the issue of union contributions from the reform project, he built a bridge to the ossified leadership. But the anti-worker offensive is too powerful and puts this union scheme, anchored in permanent negotiation, in crisis. From this contradiction was born the call to the mobilization next Thursday the 18th to Plaza de Mayo.
The announcement arrived the day after combative unionism and the left announced a mobilization to Congress against the labor reform. Protagonists of the resistance that occurred in these two years, these sectors early denounced the fierce offensive that was nested in the discussion on labor reform. They always demanded that The CGT and the CTA broke the inertia of the truce. They maintained the need for a fight equal to the attack. Today that demand becomes more urgent than ever. And it will be seen, in a few days, on the streets.
A master in trouble
This Thursday, the economy gave the Government bad news. Although moderate, inflation recorded a new increase compared to the previous month: 2.5%. Promised by Milei himself, the horizon of “zero inflation” appears elusive, distant. Behind the numbers and percentages are the tensions of a wire-bound economy calibre 28.
Far from the idyllic “return to the capital market”, the impoverished life of millions works as a fundamental anchor against price increases. CAME, which groups small and medium-sized businesses, has just reported that retail sales fell 9.1% between October and November. Calling it “collapse” sounds like an understatement.
The lighthouse that illuminates the mileist administration is in Washington. As in the face of the genocide in Israel, the Argentine president aligns himself strongly with the Donald Trump’s imperialist agenda. This week, eager to please his great master from the north, he traveled to Norway, trying to get a photograph with María Corina Machado, the Maduro opponent who embodies the North American imperial agenda like few others. He didn’t get it. At the peak of subtlety, La Política Online very finely titled: “Milei traveled to the fart.”
Parenthesis. Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Strange recognition for someone who, for years, has been demanding that his country be invaded. Which, furthermore, has just celebrated the obscene warlike decision by the United States to capture an oil tanker of Venezuelan flag. If she is the reference of pacifism, we do not want to imagine to the warrior wing of your space.
But Trumpist arrogance is full of contradictions. In his own country, questions are increasing against Pete Hegseth, head of the Pentagon and Secretary of War. Furthermore, the Republican Party has just suffered another defeat in the Miami elections. Journalist Harry Enten graphed it on CNN: a year ago, Trump lost by just one point in that city against Kamala Harris. In this Tuesday’s election, the Republican candidate was 19 points behind his Democratic rival. Other collapse.
A war against labor slavery
Verbose standard bearer of “Freedom”, Javier Milei now offers slavery to millions of workers from all over the country. This war can only be responded to by deploying the social force of that enormous human collective that drives industry, services, transportation, schools, hospitals, and communications. Only By putting this social power on stage, it is possible to live up to the ferocious attack launched by big business.
He Next Thursday should be a first step on that path. It is the approach of combative unionism and the left. Of the Garrahan workers; of the organizations that bring together retirees; of the combative workers of companies such as the recovered MadyGraf printing company, Línea 60 or Georgalos; of independent social movements. Of them, them and many more.
Milei, Rocca, Galperin and the big business community declared war on us. We confront them where we can defeat them; in the streets, with the broadest and most determined struggle.
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
