The end of the end of the world continues. The provincial strike that this Wednesday, which brought together 20 unions, was overwhelming. The image of the coast and the mountains, crossed by an endless column of workers with blue shirts of the large brands, teachers and state with their aprons or breasts, the truckers and electrical ones who accompanied further back, was shocking. He had left the factories, schools and different neighborhoods to join on the tour of the central points of Rio Grande and also Ushuaia.
The metallurgical strike has been more than a week. They are who are in charge of the fight, with their “jobs, rights and sovereignty” flag. They denounce that the measures of the Milei government, which favors electronic import and more expensive regional production will end up paying workers. That companies will become importers or are in search of other “promotions” or even more. “Today we have salaries of one million pesos if we have any age and the hired are at 600 or 700 thousand, with monotax,” says Sandra, Worker and Communicator on the island. With a cell phone they pay the salary of a month. There is also an intermediate category: discontinuous benefit staff (PPD). “There are people hired since 2015,” adds Sandra.
They know that without the industrial promotion regime, or with an import alluvion, they will lose positions, salaries and conditions. That is why they were planted. Even the UOM Rio Grande rejected the mandatory conciliation and Mirgor’s CEO failed to fulfill it. Oscar Martínez said that “cheat patterns will negotiate prebendas that allow them to maintain production a few more months, but we need guarantees and security.” The strike is also a challenge to Decree 340 “Antihuelga” of Milei. He premiered this Wednesday in the midst of strikes and mobilizations of teachers, state, university and the town of Tierra del Fuego.
“We are waiting for the meeting in Buenos Aires, where the Provincial Government and representatives of the Companies were together. The National Government does not worthy to give us an answer. But here we continue outside the factory, together, making community meals, firm, waiting for the news of Friday. At 12:30 there will be a general assembly to define the steps to follow.”
Another worker, Romina who works more than 10 years ago in BGH, put the points to LN+ and the media that they consider “only sticking labels.”
Romina, Labo de BGH 15 years ago, question Debora Play and LN+ for the liar speech regarding the tariffs that has them fighting for her laburo
“The production process I explain if you want because here everyone thinks that we stick tags, here we don’t stick tags ..” pic.twitter.com/pedsapWiwt
— Cande (@_kndvc_) May 22, 2025
The large groups like Newsan and Mirgor want to maintain the “industrial promotion” but also negotiate their global businesses with the government. They are not interested in jobs or sovereignty, but their profits. “What do you give me in return?” They got a reduction in internal tariffs and have companies in other provinces. The government threatens to extend its importance to the import that would affect other sectors and regions, so the discussion goes far beyond the island. In addition, each decision consults it with its chiefs of the IMF and the United States, interested in their business and military bases.
In the midst of this nerve war, thousands of workers and workers maintain the strike and discuss the guards how to defend their rights. The solidarity of other unions and the community, which would be affected by the “liberal” measures, gives them heat and strength. The National UOM has promised solidarity measures but has not yet done any, when the attack is the same as metallurgical in plants throughout the country. The Fueguino cry, together with that of drivers, teachers, state, retired, the press assaulted in the marches, the attack on the right to strike, are grounds for the CGT to convene a general strike.
This Friday is an important day for the conflict. Let’s continue supporting the labor and popular claim until he triumphs. It will be a message for the powerful.
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
