Weekly Report - 04 December 2014 (WR-14-48)

Trade unions long at odds with President Cristina Fernández are preparing to strike over the government’s refusal to raise the tax allowance on salaries. On 3 December, Hugo Moyano, Pablo Micheli and Luis Barrionuevo met to determine the exact date of the industrial action, which is slated for next week. While these trade union leaders’ calls for a general strike are wearily familiar for the government, the fact its traditional allies in the union movement are considering participating will be a cause for concern.