“You heard it on No Te Duermas
On the radio program, Pablo Boschi, a member of the CGT (General Confederation of Labor) from La Matanza, discussed what is happening within the union and in relation to government policies.
Tomás Modini
@ModiniTomas
At the beginning of the interview on No Te Duermas, Pablo Boschi referred to Pablo Moyano’s resignation from the CGT: “Pablo’s profile is like this, and it’s respectable. Yesterday (Tuesday), we were gathered at a table with some unions from La Matanza, and there are different voices. Without getting too much into it, I always quote Rucci with a very clear phrase on this. He used to say that perhaps the only thing organized in Argentina today is the labor movement, with its internal nuances and differences.”
“Moyano’s position is clear in saying that Camioneros is not leaving the CGT. One member is stepping back. His view is that there should be a combative stance, and he might be right. Personally, I’m not sure if the conditions are right for a strike, socially speaking, but the CGT does need to take a clearer position on the demands,” he expanded.
At the same time, he emphasized that “the government has support because there are sectors that voted for it, and it still maintains that hard vote to some extent” and that “sectors that didn’t vote for it want to believe that the government is right.”
Criticisms of Peronism
Following up on the previous point, he continued: “So, I think the conditions are not right for a strike today. Socially, things are very bad, but there still needs to be a turning point because those sectors that are calling for us to take to the streets, like in 2001 when we went out because we were asked to, are now skeptical of that. I wouldn’t want them to say that the problem in Argentina is the labor movement.”
“There’s an institutional crisis in a government that won by a large majority, which cannot be denied, and it wouldn’t be the idea to let people think it’s the fault of Peronism again. I believe that sooner or later, those critical sectors of Peronism will vote for us again,” he assured.
He also pointed out that “the labor movement had two or three significant mobilizations. In January of this year, we strongly supported the fight for public education and for retirees” and that “it’s always there, but it’s also true that a strike is the last tool we have as a form of protest because after the strike, what comes next?”
“The government must take responsibility”
On the other hand, Boschi launched an attack on the government: “The economic collapse of this government has created an unprecedented crisis, comparable only to the period leading up to 2001. The government will have to take responsibility. Because the more we go out, the more the government justifies itself. They’ve already caused damage: disinvestment, the transfer of resources abroad, and they’ve created a huge debt once again for the Argentine people.”
“Is it enough for just the labor unions to speak out? Where is the rest of society? Because before the 2001 crisis, society expressed itself when their deposits were touched, and these are the same people who criticize us today. I think that’s coming; they’re not touching the deposits, but they’re making the middle class spend all their savings. The same people who complained that with Peronism, they could only buy 200 dollars,” he argued.
To conclude, he stated, “Those same people are now spending those dollars to make it to the end of the month. That’s the reality,” and added, “Now we need to sit down at a table and figure out how to get out of this because, unfortunately, this government is going to fail.”
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