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Soup Kitchens in Argentina due to Social Emergency; Right-wing, Conservative, Neoliberal Mauricio Macri: Weapon of Mass Misery
Topic Started: Jan 25 2017, 05:20 AM (2,063 Views)
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Macri, and his rightwing tinfoil hat austerity has got to go
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Argentina: 400,000 March in Solidarity With Striking Teachers
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Some 400,000 people took to the streets and shut down the center of Buenos Aires through a massive demonstration in support of striking public school teachers and against the policies of President Mauricio Macri.
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Compare this reality with this BBC interview to Argentina's education minister, Esteban Bullrich, dated 21 December 2016. Someone should say him that Finland and Singapore pay good wages to their teachers...

The gap between narrative and reality is a feature of...

Argentina: laboratory of the New Right
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March 24 commemorates the coup d'état of 1976 and was designated national holiday in 2002. Macri wanted to abolish it, but had to back down in front of protests of the public
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President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, in Madrid, Spain. February 23, 2017. Alter Photos/SIPA USA/PA Images. All rights reserved.
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IACHR criticises government’s ‘regressive’ immigration policy
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Avruj, García defend meaures in Washington as necessary to fight crime
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Edited by Robert Stout, Mar 27 2017, 08:12 AM.
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Macri wants to deport Bolivians and other Indios because Argentina already has a surplus of poor people, like the USA....Argentina is the only country to have a national holiday celebrating the murder of 30,000 of its citizens....Che is not the best thing in Mendoza, their malbec red wine is the best................. :biggrin:
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A runaway crisis': Argentina activists aid shanty towns state has left behind
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Despite the president’s ‘zero poverty’ pledge, a third of the country lives below the line – spurring action from a team who grew up in the towns themselves
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Residents are seen in the Villa 31 slum near the heart of Buenos Aires. The Corriente Villera collective brings medical care to poor areas of the city. Photograph: Enrique Marcarian / Reuters/Reuters
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Argentina didn't seem too short on money when they invaded the Falkland's??
Warning....Leftist's Post Here....Take Precautions
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Mr. Robert Stout: 1)I think Memorial Day is a federal holiday, too... :cool: 2)Obvious that i'm not the best thing in Mendoza! If i live in Córdoba! :biggrin:
I-Man: Argentina is always short on money (for the 99% :cool: ) when the President is a right-wing, conservative. But Macri is a British Royalist, too. So, no invasion. :biggrin:
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Argentina's Macri Met with Protests on Visit to Netherlands
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The group protested austerity measures under President Macri and demanded the release of Indigenous activist Milagro Sala.
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Protesters hold up signs to demonstrate against Argentine President Mauricio Macri's state visit in front of the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands. | Photo: Reuters

UPDATE 1-Argentina posts fiscal deficit of 26.7 billion pesos in February
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Argentina posted a primary fiscal deficit of 26.7 billion pesos($1.72 billion at the current exchange rate) in February, larger than the 16.6 billion peso deficit during the same month last year, the Treasury Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
Austerity--->tax revenue falls quicker than the cuts--->more deficit.
Edited by Che On The Rocks, Mar 28 2017, 08:32 AM.
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Che----The disappeared were not war heroes, they only carried stupid protest signs...
Nothing good ever comes from Cordova........ :tongue:
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Mr. Robert Stout: one man's war hero is another man's baby killer. :cool: Precisely, the men who made the disappearances call themselves "war heroes", yet.
Labels aside, America has the last Monday of May and Argentina has March 24.
And yes: Córdoba best tradition is giving to Argentina and to the World the most Reverendos Hijos de Putas. :biggrin: Ah, and the Fernet with Coke.
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Argentine Teachers Begin New 48-Hour Strike Against President Macri
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Thousands of teachers are demanding a fair and necessary pay increase as the government prepares to squander US$2 billion on weapons from the U.S.
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Protesters march to support striking teachers in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. | Photo: EFE
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CTA, teachers keep up pressure on gov’t ahead of April 6 strike
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Negotiations with teachers fail to come to agreement for another week as country gears up for Thursday’s round of industrial action
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The CTA umbrella union marched to Plaza de Mayo yesterday and promised to participate in next week’s CGT strike
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Argentina: Historic First Migrant Strike Takes the Streets
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"We strike because migration isn't a crime, it's a human right," declared more than 30 organizations representing millions of workers.
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Migrant rights activists hold banners saying "Migration is a Right!" "Repeal the DNU" and "Migrant Workers Are Here!" in Buenos Aires, Argentina. March 30, 2017 | Photo: Twitter
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Edited by Che On The Rocks, Apr 1 2017, 06:05 AM.
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Argentina to pursue plan to freeze provinces' spending
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Argentina's provinces have agreed to craft a new law with the federal government that would prevent provincial spending from rising faster than inflation, the Treasury Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

The proposed law, which would have to be approved by the country's Congress, comes as President Mauricio Macri aims to cut Argentina's fiscal deficit in part to lower the country's high borrowing costs.


Barrick Gold Reports Yet Another Spill From Veladero Mine
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It's the third spill reported in less than a year and a half.
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The Veladero mine.

San Juan Government Suspends Barrick Gold’s Operations In Veladero Mine Following Yesterday’s Spill
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The company caused three spills - two involved cyanide solution, one contained minerals and water - in the Province of San Juan in 18 months. One of the spills was the worst environmental disaster in Argentine history.
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Canadian gold mining company Barrick Gold may have to shut down their San Juan province operations. Photo via comunicacionpopular.com.ar.

Mining Firms Seek Argentina’s ‘White Gold,’ But Local Approval Proves More Elusive
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Argentina’s lithium deposits are attracting international companies who want to mine in the mineral-rich Salinas Grandes salt plains. But 33 indigenous communities in the area, concerned about harm to local people and their environment, have signed a document requiring companies to consult with them before mining.
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Walter Alancay harvests salt using a pickax in the Salinas Grandes, a massive salt flat in Argentina’s Jujuy province. Alancay saw activity by a mining company in 2012 that galvanized local communities to sign an agreement forcing outside mining officials to consult with them before extracting lithium and other natural resources.
Lucila Pellettieri, GPJ Argentina


Let's remember that the Macri Regime scrapped mining taxes...
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Argentina says Feb industrial output fell 6.0 pct vs Feb 2016
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Argentine industrial production fell 6.0 percent in February versus the same month last year, national statistics agency Indec said on Thursday, marking the 13th straight month of shrinking output.
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Argentina's Macri faces rising complaints over import policies
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President Mauricio Macri's promises to end trade restrictions and open Argentine commerce to the world have fallen flat for many importers, who are going to court to free up goods trapped in the country's byzantine customs system.
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At the same time, Macri is fielding criticism from manufacturers who fear they will not be able to compete with a rush of imported goods as Macri promises to liberalize trade.
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FILE PHOTO: Photographers take pictures of Argentina's President Mauricio Macri during the opening of a new legislative session in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Martin Acosta

Fixed Payment Plans Are Back After ‘Transparent Prices’ Failure
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The measure was published today on the Official Bulletin, and adds the 3 and 6 payment options to the already known 'Ahora 12' and 'Ahora 18'.
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Argentina announces new gas price hike as part of fiscal effort
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Argentina will raise gas prices an average 24 percent for consumers and companies starting April 1 in its latest bid to cut subsidies, control spending and reduce the country's high fiscal deficit, the government said on Friday.
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Dumping complaint could kill Argentine biodiesel exports, groups says
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Argentina's biodiesel exports could be devastated if the U.S. government imposed anti-dumping duties on the coutrtry based on a complaint by the U.S. National Biodiesel Board, the heads of two local industry chambers said.

The board last week asked the U.S. government to impose anti-dumping duties on imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia after two years of tension between U.S. and foreign producers over soaring imports.

"If a sanction is applied against Argentina in the U.S. market, our exports will no longer be viable. At this point, there is no alternative market," Claudio Molina, executive director of the Argentine Biofuels Association said on Friday in an interview.
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I thought that Argentina arose from white Hispanics, other Europeans, and Brits going there and killing off most of the indigenous population to bring about wealth, health, and modernity to vast cattle ranches...The Indios of Bolivia now want to swarm into Argentina to take advantage of what white people created, much like parasite's.......... :dunno:
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In the United States we don't call them soup kitchens.

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"if that **** wins we'll all hang from nooses"
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Argentine Government Orders Union Audit Ahead of Massive Strike
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Despite what leaders see as government strike-breaking tactics, unions are not backing down from the action.
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Hector Daer, secretary-general of the CGT union addresses a crowd in Buenos Aires, next to him a sign that reads "Strike Now." | Photo: Reuters

Argentine Ambassador to US Quits Amid $2B Arms Deal Scandal
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Argentine President Mauricio Macri planned to make the largest weapons acquisition since the country's Malvinas War in the 1980s.
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Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (L) with Argentine Ambassador to the U.S. Martin Lousteau (R). | Photo: Reuters
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Argentine Workers to Hold General Strike Against Neoliberalism
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The nationwide strike coincides with the start of the World Economic Forum on Latin America.
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Thousands march during the national teachers' strike, March 6, 2017. | Photo: AFP
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British and Argentinian trade unionists unite in support of the General Strike in Argentina.


STRIKE NOW!

STRIKE NOW!

STRIKE NOW!
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You have more time to strike when you can't find a job....However, marching on the street with silly signs is a poor way to find a job.....Poor people are poor because they are poor people................. :oyvey
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Mr. Robert Stout: Macri's "agrarian utopia" needs poor people. It's by design. :cool:
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Argentina's Buenos Aires deserted in general strike
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The start of a 24 hour general strike in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has shut down public transport, with demonstrators blocking city streets.
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One of the main railway stations in Buenos Aires, Constitution, was deserted as the general strike kicked in.
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9 de Julio, one of the main avenues running through Buenos Aires city centre, was also near-empty.
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Protesters called for wage increases in line with inflation - which was 40% last year and expected to be about 20% in 2017.
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Security forces used high-powered water cannon and tear gas to control protesters who blocked the main highway leading from the north to the capital, Buenos Aires.
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The strike started as President Mauricio Macri, only 16 months into his post, welcomed Latin American leaders to a regional economic forum.
Correction to the BBC: business leaders, not Latin American leaders. Bah: a devaluated Davos.

Tensions rise as general strike paralyzes Argentina
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Protesters in Argentina clashed with police during marches over government austerity measures on Thursday as labor unions challenged President Mauricio Macri in the first general strike since he took office 16 months ago.

Security forces used high-powered water cannon and tear gas to control picketers who had blocked the Pan-American Highway, the main road leading from the north to capital city Buenos Aires, where normally bustling streets were half-empty and businesses were closed.

Truck and bus drivers, teachers, factory workers, airport employees and the government customs agents who run Argentina's all-important grains export sector walked off the job at midnight for 24 hours.
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Protestors clash with Argentine gendarmerie as they block a road during a 24-hour national strike in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Martin Acosta
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Argentine gendarmerie take position as they try to disperse protestors blocking a road during a 24-hour national strike in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Martin Acosta
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The Panamericana highway looks almost empty due to a blockade by protesters during a 24-hour national strike in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Martin Acosta

^^^Correction to Reuters: the "blockades" were very small. The Panamericana highway looks almost empty due to workers staying at home.

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It's the infamous anti-protest protocol...

Read/See the same news at RT, Bloomberg, DW, EFE-EPA, The Morning Star, Live Leak and teleSUR.

Mauricio "Panama" Macri already said that his Regime has no Plan B. It's the Neoliberal "agrarian utopia", or bust.

Soon, very soon, the Argentine People will say their opinion. :cool:
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Apparently the police and army is not on strike....They are earning overtime pay....Most of the strikers are enjoying their day off at home............ :biggrin:
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Mr. Robert Stout: the police is to Argentina as the military to the US: a secure source of jobs in times of economic difficulties. :cool:
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General Strike Brings Argentina to a Halt
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On April 6, Argentina came to a halt due to a general strike against the right wing government's austerity measures.
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Our lives are worth more than their profits.

President faces his first national strike, shutting down country
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The CGT and CTA unions with leftist political and social groups successfully close down main cities yesterday in protest against Let’s Change government’s economic policies
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The Talar de Pacheco bus station in Buenos Aires province was completely shut down yesterday due to the national strike.

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CONSTITUTIONAL VOID
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The normally bustling streets and bus-stops outside the Constitución train station in the capital lie eerily calm yesterday, as the general strike organised by the country’s labour unions bites, bringing the majority of Buenos Aires City to a halt. With all public transport participating in the largescale industrial action, many porteños were unable to get to work and many businesses closed as a result. It was the first full-scale walkout against the government of Mauricio Macri, 16 months after the president came to office, though the strike was tarnished by clashes between police and protesters blocking the Pan-American Highway.

Argentina's Macri Mulls Purchase of New Riot Control Weapons to Crack Down on Protests
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The government of Macri faces a strong resitance from unions and large strikes since taking office.
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Police and protesters face off in Buenos Aires during a national general strike against the government's neoliberal policies, April 6, 2017. | Photo: EFE
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Macri Police Attack, Evict Argentine Teachers at Mobile School
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The government of Macri faces strong resistance from unions, with large strikes becoming more frequent in 2017.
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Argentine Teachers Strike Again
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Buenos Aires, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) Argentine teachers of the Education Workers Union (Ctera, in Spanish) are striking again today for the repudiation of the police aggression they suffered.
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Macri criticizes teacher strike and accuses them of violating the rules
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ELINFORMADOR.COM.VE.- The president of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, harshly criticized today the teachers' unions, which today have a nationwide strike, and accused them of "violating the norms ", Of not sitting down to dialogue and radicalizing the defense of the defects of the educational system.
Actually, it is the Macri Government who is violating the law. Besides, nobody believes in the "dialogue" act anymore:

Argentina: Obey or be repressed. The repressive equation of the government
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Since April 1, Macri’s government has been trying to supress social protests with repression, shutting down any path to resolve the conflicts through dialogue.

Down below, we share an alarming summary of the repressive facts occurred at Argentina in the last 10 days.
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Why is Argentina's President Macri Afraid of a White Tent?
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Teachers' unions are rising up against the austerity measures being imposed on them by the country's right-wing government.
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They tried to emulate the "White Tent" raised in the same place during the last year of the presidency of Carlos Menem in 1999 to protest against the neoliberal education policies of that government.

The government of President Mauricio Macri said it will not tolerate closing off streets and the use of public places without government authorization, while according to the union police forces with riot gear beat the teachers and doused them with pepper spray.

"We are not Menem. They won't put a white tent on me," said Macri as he order the eviction, according to Destape.
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President Macri faces criticism and constant protests against his austerity policies in Argentina. | Photo: Reuters
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^^^Argentina, 1990s. The White Tent. An icon in the fight against Neoliberalism.

Thorn in Macri's Side: Argentine Teachers Win Battle over Mobile Education Tent
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Protestors were previously ordered to take town the mobile classroom and forcefully evicted by police.

Teachers unions in Argentina have been granted a victory as part of their larger fight for wage increases and better funding for education after the construction of a traveling teachers tent was authorized by the local government of Buenos Aires.
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The mobile teachers tent outside Argentina's National Congress, Buenos Aires | Photo: Twitter / @pablolfrancisco

MAURICIO "PANAMA" MACRI: YOU JUST GOT PWNED!

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