Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Many thousands of Argentine workers walked off their jobs and took to the streets Wednesday in a general strike led by the nation's largest labor unions against far-right President Javier Milei 's all-out assault on worker rights, vital social programs, and the right to protest.
Although courts have suspended parts of Milei's decree in response to legal challenges, Cruz Ferre explained, 'attention has now shifted to a mirror bill presented to Congress, which includes all issues contained in the decree, plus a request of extraordinary powers to the executive for a period of four years.
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