The Argentine Workers' Central Union ( es, Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina, CTA) is a
trade-union federation in
Argentina
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. Its general secretary is
Hugo Yasky. It was formed in 1991 when a number of trade unions disaffiliated from the
General Confederation of Labour.
Though the CTA is a multi-tendency organization, it is led by unionists with a
kirchnerist
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viewpoint. There are also
peronist,
communist and
trotskyist
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minorities.
History
The most important union confederation that inhabits the CTA is that of the CTERA teachers.
The Workers' CTA is aligned with
Kirchnerism
Kirchnerism ( es, Kirchnerismo ) is an Argentine political movement based on populist ideals formed by the supporters of Néstor Kirchner and his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who consecutively served as Presidents of Argentina. Althou ...
and its leader is the teacher
Hugo Yasky.
CTA was born in 1992 to confront the trade unionism that was aligned with the Menemism around the CGT, the Peronist labor union.
Its main founders were two unions (the state unions of ATE and the teachers of CTERA) that at that time showed more disagreement with the dialogue and support position that the majority of the
Peronist unionists took.
Later, the CTA ended up being divided into two slopes, the ''Workers' CTA'' and the ''Autonomous CTA''. The most numerous is that of the Workers, who always supported
Cristina Kirchner
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and in which her most powerful base union is the SUTEBA, led by teacher Roberto Baradel.
References
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External links
Official web site
National trade union centers of Argentina
Trade unions established in 1991
1991 establishments in Argentina
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