Rival Labor Groups Clash In Argentina; 1 Dead
Members of the independent Argentine Labor Central (CTA) union battled with members of the Peronist General Labor Confederation (CGT) in Rosario, 300 kilometers north of Buenos Aires.
Edgardo Barbero, a CTA leader, told TV news that his group was holding a meeting at their headquarters to protest threats and beatings from members of the CGT, which he said is trying to move in on CTA territory.
About 200 people armed with clubs and chains broke into the meeting "and fighting began," Barbero said. "Police arrived only 45 minutes later."
Argentina's Supreme Court recently ruled that the CTA can operate as a national union, a moved fiercely opposed by the rival CGT and the government of Peronist President Cristina Kirchner.
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December 03, 2008 16:40 ET (21:40 GMT)
Publié le 03 Décembre 2008 Copyright © 2008 Dowjones
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