The CGT will receive the mission of the IMF and the next day could define another strike

Nearly three months after the last face-to-face meeting, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission will meet again with the leaders of the IMF.

CGT

Next Monday to listen without intermediary the position of the unions on the course of the economy of the direction of Mauricio Macri. This has been confirmed at
THE NATION union sources.

The diagnosis of CGT has not changed too much compared to that presented
On February 21st, Roberto Cardarelli, the Italian auditor who heads the mission in Argentina. The trade unionists will insist that the decline in employment has worsened (they consider that the presidential decree demanding the cessation of unemployment in the Ministry of Production and Labor 10 working days to the 39) did not work and that the expected economic rebound in September would be delayed by inflationary and electoral uncertainties.

The day after the meeting with the emissaries of the IMF, the CGT plans to meet its board of directors to proceed to a general strike, which could take place at the end of the month. In the delicate economic situation, with the decline in employment and wages, adds the tension of the official delay in the repayment of money for the work of the social union. The escalation of the government confrontation with

Hugo Moyano

, whose
They attacked the guild last Monday.

If the strike was over, the process of last year would be repeated: Hugo Moyano triggered the stop of the truckers and, after 11 days, the CGT did the same. The CEO Dome took note of the adhesions that the leader of the truckers collected with the force he led on April 30, alongside the CTA and social movements.

In front of the IMF, the CGT will also explain the reasons for which it will move away from Macri's convocation to the stability agreement. Trade unionists will formally respond to the invitation, although they refuse any handshake with a government that they already consider declining. Andrés Rodríguez, one of the closest trade unionists at Casa Rosada, called this call "electioneering" and arrived "untimely". At the same time, Carlos Acuña, one of the two chiefs of the central, claimed to discuss another agenda, not the one proposed by the president. Hector Daer, the other boss who is now traveling abroad, will be responsible for telling the final ideas of the response that the CGT will send to Balcarce 50.

"The government is incoherent and not serious, and makes its decisions by political marketing.It is very difficult not to move towards a strike," he said today.
THE NATION A hierarchical member of the CGT who maintains a permanent dialogue with the team of ministers surrounding Macri.

The CGT will raise again with the IMF the need to revise the confirmation agreement and suggest further weighing the rate increases. In addition, it will warn against the impact of exchange rate volatility on prices. He even prepares figures showing that the measures adopted by the ruling party have had no effect on controlling inflation, with monthly peaks of 4.7%.

On June 28, 2018, after opening an unusual channel of dialogue, the CGT and Cardarelli areas agreed to a teleconference for a first face-to-face meeting in August. There was a second on February 21 of this year and Monday it would be the third. Cardarelli, who has always tried to show moderation and flexibility, said he wanted to know the concerns of trade unionists before the economic scenario and its consequences on employment. In addition to seeing guilds, he will meet with opposition leaders.