Federal police attacked pensioners’ organisations that were holding their usual Wednesday march. A left-wing MP was among at least ten people injured by beatings and tear gas.
A new one manifestation of retirements was repressed this Wednesday in front of the National Congress. They were demanding improvements in their salaries and protesting the barbecue at Quinta de Olivos held for the deputies who protected the veto of the pension reform. The deputy of the Left Front (FIT), Vanina Biasiwas among the, at least, ten injured.
“I have been an activist for 30 years. I have been tear-gassed many times. Never has a gas burned me like this gas is burning me“, the deputy told the press Biasi while she was being treated after having suffered repression from the Federal Police led by Security Minister Patricia Bullrich.
The rally began this Wednesday at 13. A group of retirees gathered in different organizations such as Plenary of Retired Workers and Retired Insurgents They were demanding improvements in their salary situation and a minimum of $950,000.
When they tried to move along the avenue Callao A large security operation prevented them from passing and urged them to clear the street and get on the sidewalk. After pushing and shouting, some retirees were thrown to the ground and others were gassed. They were then treated by nurses trained to care for those injured by the repression.
Other demonstrations in parallel
It was not the only demonstration there. Opposite, in the Plaza de los Dos Congresos, tire workers grouped in SUTNA were holding a rally demanding wages. Its general secretary, Alejandro Crespo, demanded “from the unions an active general strike and a plan of struggle.”
Workers from the public telecommunications company ARSAT also demonstrated, demanding a pay rise after 10 months of frozen salaries, they said.
Source: Ambito
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