“It endangers social peace”

The union led by Armando Cavalieri claimed that the project “aims to destroy the fundamental principles of decent work in our country.”

12/17/2025 – 09:41 am

The recent closure of the sector’s joint venture was not a condition for the board of the Argentine Association of Trade and Services Workers (FAECYS) to decide to join the mobilization called by the General Confederation of Trade Unions (CGT) for this Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Plaza de Mayo. The organization you lead Armando Cavalieri rejected the government’s labor reform project, claiming that “it aims to destroy the basic principles of decent work in our country.”

Support for the day of protest is not low considering that it is the union with the largest share of workers: Almost 1,200,000 employees They have nuclei in their various branches. Regarding the libertarian initiative, he warned that “it threatens the commitment to social peace that exists between workers and the corporate sector.”

For Cavalieri “it eliminates workers’ rights”

A statement said: trade union explained that “this reform attacks collective agreements and makes it clear that the aim is to abolish all laws protecting the rights acquired by workers: overtime, vacation, longer working hours with equal pay, elimination of social benefits, abolition of pension contributions, reduction of remuneration and greater uncertainty in working conditions are eliminated.”

The document signed by Cavalieri He pointed out that “an attempt is being made to reduce labor costs by cutting workers’ salaries, following a false promise of job creation with economic policies that have so far only demonstrated their ability to close businesses and industries and push thousands of working families into poverty.”

Likewise, he urged workers to actively participate in the day of protest and asked them to focus on it FAECYS headquarters (Avenida Julio A. Rocca 644) from 1:00 p.m. to march to Plaza de Mayo and join the Cegetista protest, already supported by the two CTAs, social organizations and political parties, among others.

The trade union federation supports the mobilization of the CGT

On the other hand, that is Trade union federation expressed support for Thursday’s march, declaring that it serves “to defend the labor and social rights of Argentine working people” and asserting that the labor reform project “represents a serious setback to the historic achievements achieved after decades of union and social struggle.”

In a document he pointed out that under the justification of “Modernization” and economic adjustment, the executive intends to “make employment precarious, weaken collective bargaining, weaken fundamental rights and shift the weight of the crisis onto the backs of the working class,” while at the same time favoring “the interests of big business and the most privileged sectors.”

The trade union federation claimed: “Without decent work there can be no real democracy and no fair development“fair wages, job stability and full trade union rights” and criticized the welfare state’s adjustment, deregulation and austerity policies on the grounds that “they only generate more inequality, poverty and exclusion and undermine social cohesion”.

“We salute the unity of action of Argentina’s trade union centers and recognize their fundamental role in defense.” Labor rightspublic services and the country’s social sovereignty,” he said, describing the mobilization as “a legitimate and necessary response to a project that aims to dismantle rights and silence the voice of workers.”