Argentina labor unions' 1-day strike against President Milei paralyzes daily life

Argentina’s biggest trade unions have mounted one of their fiercest challenges to the libertarian government of President Javier Milei. The powerful unions called a mass general strike on Thursday that disrupted key subway and bus lines and led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights. The 24-hour strike against Milei’s contentious austerity measures threatens to bring the nation of 46 million to a standstill as banks and state agencies closed in protest. Trash collectors and street sweepers walked off the job — as did health workers, except for those in emergency rooms. The government downplayed the disruption as a cynical ploy by its left-wing political opponents.