The CGT is weighing a protest before year-end and is calling for changes from the Government

The CGT does not rule out calling a strike before year-end, according to one of its co-leaders, Cristian Jerónimo, who warned that tensions could rise if the Government of Javier Milei does not address social and labor demands.

According to Crónica, the union leader called for “reflection” from the national administration and questioned the official stance on household delinquency. He said attributing the problem to a relationship between private parties amounts, in his view, to evading the State’s responsibilities, and linked indebtedness to the economic program.

Jerónimo also said that the labor federation has a responsibility to defend workers’ interests and raised the need to open spaces for discussion about the country’s situation. In that context, he said concern is growing over job losses and unemployment, and anticipated that the CGT will analyze the next steps at an upcoming meeting.

On a possible strike, he said it is an option they never rule out, although he stressed that they hope not to have to reach that point. According to him, the way forward should be to find points of agreement to begin addressing the structural problems facing society.

Crónica also reported that Jerónimo was part of the CGT delegation that attended an audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, as part of the IV Fratelli Tutti Synodal Meeting. There, he said, they delivered a document on the country’s socioeconomic situation, with references to job losses, family debt and the freezing of pensions.

Regarding that meeting, the union leader said the Pope presented a text aligned with a recent encyclical, focused on building dialogue and the need to build bridges.

Sources

• Crónica

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