Now Truckers in Argentina Are on Strike
- Protesters blocking streets in Buenos Aires, planning a rally
- Strike is a test to Macri’s austerity measures under IMF deal
Photographer: Diego Giudice/Bloomberg
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Argentina’s truck drivers began a one-day national strike, demanding wage increases to compensate for an unexpected surge in inflation and protesting President Mauricio Macri’s economic policies.
Workers want wage increases of 27 percent, as well as reductions in the price of fuel and other subsidized utilities. Workers began blocking streets in Buenos Aires early in the morning and union leaders will hold a press conference at 9 a.m. There will be a rally at 3 p.m.