Overview
- SUTNA leaders report the plant remained locked with chains despite the conciliación obligatoria, and workers who showed up for duty stayed at the gates in protest.
- The company says it has complied administratively but will proceed with a definitive closure, liquidate assets, and pay indemnities in line with the law.
- About 920 dismissals follow years of strain tied to tariff cuts and a surge of tire imports in 2025 that undercut local output and market share.
- The union demands the plant’s reopening and a plan guaranteeing job continuity, with workers organizing support actions including a cultural event outside the factory on Sunday.
- The fallout has widened into national politics, with surveys cited by TN indicating that job losses are hurting support for President Milei’s economic program.