The protest against the president’s labor reform project Javier Milei Whoever will lead the CGT on Thursday will be supported by numerous expressions of Peronism, the Left and Piquetero groups. The epicenter of the claim will be the Plaza de Mayo.
The sectors of judicialism linked to the governor of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillofwill have their own representation, as well as delegations from the city’s PJs and mayors. The Left Front will contribute its presence, as will the Union of Workers of the National Economy (UTEP), a sector in which social movements with Peronist and left-wing roots are anchored. The government promises to use the “anti-picketing protocol” to prevent restrictions on vehicle traffic.
The “Right to the Future” movement, the political space of Governor Kicillof, will have its own column, as was the case with numerous protests against the government or against the conviction of the former president. Cristina Kirchner for the Roads case. Avenida de Mayo and Tacuarí will be your focus point at 2:00 p.m.
Although it has not yet been determined how the columns will be deployed, in line with the Kicillof government’s narrative, mayors allied with him will appear in the Peronist internal party. The involvement of community leaders will vary. In some cases they use the structure of their districts’ Justicialista party to promote the call; In other cases, this is done by the municipality itself. Columns are expected from districts such as La Matanza, Berisso, San Martín or Morón, to name just a few of the members of the “Right to the Future” movement.
The group La Cámpora, which leads Maximo Kirchner and he is on a different path than Kicillof in the internal Peronist movement; he also called for a march. In a message he rejected the attack denounced by the Cegetista triumvir Cristian Jeronimo at the headquarters of the glass union, the secretary of the organization, Lucia Camporacalled for demonstrations on Thursday.
“Our solidarity with the colleagues of the Glass Employees Union and with their general secretary and triumvir of the CGT, Cristian Jerónimo, for the attacks that took place a few days before a mobilization against the labor reform of Milei and the IMF at the headquarters of their union. On Thursday everyone took to the streets,” wrote Cámpora on his account on the social network X.
From the left they have already announced that they will accompany the CGT march (scheduled for Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Plaza de Mayo). With a call for a general strike to the workers’ union and a column of their own, the groups of the Left Front and the unions of the so-called “militant unionism” will gather at the corner of Avenida de Mayo and 9 de Julio.
The picket groups and social movements that are part of the Union of National Economy Workers will also send militants to protest. The call goes to the Plaza de Mayo, like the CGT. The Evita movement, the Barrios de Pie, the classist and militant current are the main forces that make up this conglomerate, led by Alejandro “Peluca” Gramajo (Evita movement) and in which the deputy has influence Juan Grabois.
Patria Grande, the political group that Grabois has as a reference, will mobilize from 12 noon and its meeting point will be at 9 de Julio and Avenida de Mayo.
Outside the CGT, the Association of State Workers (ATE) union, part of the Autonomous CTA, will join the march and also hold a 24-hour strike.
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