Overview
- CGT leaders, who confirmed plans Thursday, set a 3 p.m. march on April 30 at Plaza de Mayo that will include a religious tribute to Pope Francis and will not be a general strike.
- Union chiefs said they will protest falling purchasing power, wage losses and rising household debt, and they pressed for free wage talks after accusing the government of capping pay deals below inflation.
- CGT cited official data to frame the crisis, noting 192,328 private and 79,620 public salaried jobs lost over two years and an industrial use rate of 53.8% in December 2025.
- The mobilization follows a late-March injunction by Judge Raúl Horacio Ojeda that temporarily blocked 82 articles of the labor reform, a ruling the government has appealed and the CGT vows to defend.
- Organizers expect backing from social groups tied to UTEP and sectors of the Church, with transport strains from fuel price jumps and service cuts likely to add pressure on daily commuters.