The Government is preparing to move forward with its slave labor reform. This is an all-out attack on the working conditions of the working class won with decades of struggle.The project that Milei wants to approve includes attacking vacations by dividing them, dismantling collective agreements, a bank of hours to make them even more flexible, and attacking the right to strike and assemblies; among other points.
They They say that the reform seeks to ensure that workers who today live informally can be “whitewashed” in the labor market. But it’s a lie. What this is about is a true war plan by Milei and the economic power against the working majorities of the country.
In the face of such an attack it is necessary to be able to give a true response worthy of it. for that It is necessary to be able to display and make the weight of the working majority of the country felt in the economy and society. But the CGT continues with its brutal betrayal and immobility.
It is the same union leadership that so far in Milei’s government has not lifted a finger to support, sustain and make countless workers’ conflicts triumph. Today a tough conflict is underway at the Lustramax distributor, from Tortuguitas.
There, the leaders who say they reject adjustment and labor reform should be at the forefront of the fight. The workers suffer illegal dismissals, they are owed bonuses and the employers do not make contributions to social work. However, so far they only have the support of grassroots workers, students and the left. They can’t be left alone! If they win, the entire working class wins!
After the poor mobilization that was called last December 18, the leaders went on vacation. of the CGT. Now, little by little, they seem to be returning to a certain level of activity. But don’t get your hopes up: neither calls for assemblies nor any plan of struggle seem to be among their urgent needs. At the moment, Azopardo is talking about a possible tour to visit the governors. Thread and business on the agenda, but “I owe you” to the fight.
Far from proposing to put up a fight worthy of the attack, their efforts are aimed exclusively against articles that directly hit their revenue or their own power as a bureaucracy; such as the solidarity contribution to social works or the limitation of union privileges. It would surprise no one at this point if they are willing to give up rights in exchange for maintaining their privileges. At most they will try to get some changes in the law, so that it is “a little less bad.”
For its part, the majority of governors support labor reform but they raise their differences with those points that impact their provincial funds. As is the case with the article that reduces the Profit rates for large companies or with the creation of the Labor Termination Fund, which would negatively impact pension funds.
While the CGT continues to do the ironing, the Government accelerates the negotiations. Santilli is on tour negotiating with the governors to secure all possible votes. After the defeat at the end of the year with the elimination of Chapter XI of the 2026 Budget, La Rosada is not in a position to celebrate ahead of time. The governors of the United Provinces and other blocs of the political “center” will have an important role when counting the votes. And here a problem appears for the Government, which is the treatment of the DNU that empowers the SIDE with new serious powers.
Several allies of the Government, counted by it to vote for the reform, expressed their rejection of decree 941/25, which enables, among other points, intelligence agents to apprehend people in flagrante delicto and without a court order. For regulatory reasons, this decree should be brought to the extraordinary sessions in February, like the labor reform, which could complicate the ruling party’s plans.
As has already been seen during the Milei Government so far, we cannot trust the Congress that has already approved the Base Law and the 2026 Adjustment Budget, among other structural regulations. The traditional parties pursue their businesses and privileges. For its part, the CGT, who has been letting all the attacks from Milei and the IMF pass, with a scandalous truce of historic proportions.
From the PTS-FITU is promoting a great national campaign spreading the word about the reform that the Government seeks to approve and preparing the climate so that thousands of us can organize to face it. On the day that is discussed in Congress, you must surround it with hundreds of thousands in the streets as part of a national strike so that everyone can go. For this, it is necessary to promote assemblies and instances of democratic debate to impose on the CGT and the CTA this strike and a plan of struggle until the Milei and IMF plan is defeated.
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
