The government and its relationship with labor Arturo Frondizi

textile workers leader andrés framini, talks frondizi resulted in lifting of federal control on cgt

after fall of peronist regime in 1955 vital structure, cgt, union of trade unions, came under receivership military government, displacing leadership. anti-peronist policy lead massive strikes , other types of resistance rank-and-file. @ time, frondizi s position against military control , in favour of united trade union (frondizi non-peronist politician favoured option), , made trade unions sympathetic him, initially.

when frondizi took office, fulfilled promise of maintaining united cgt. 3 groups of trade unions operated under cgt umbrella @ time, , idea fiercely opposed 32s , 19s, since 1 centralized trade union mean, in practice, workers movement controlled peronists. government faced 2 options, 1 election in proportional representation system used; other option electoral system hand control of trade unions majority (peronist). frondizi reversed aramburu s attempts de-peronize labor, promptly returning 6 unions peronist leadership, , appointing 1 of own, alfredo allende, labor minister.

to satisfy peronist demands , avoid short term conflict, frondizi issued new wage guidelines calling 60% raise in collective bargaining contracts, , control of cgt given majority faction. nevertheless, during 1958 62s supported government , tried reduce working conflict. on other hand, 19s , 32s opposed government encouraging strikes , other workers demonstrations. in context of economy minister alsogaray s shock treatment , ensuing inflation, contracts had been frozen law in 1958 meant real salaries, had been sliding since perón s fall in 1955, fell further.

during 1959 situation dramatically changed. government issued law 9270/56 of professional association defined relationship between state, employers , trade unions. law among other things, allowed state intervene in trade unions when considered necessary, use of force. new law alarmed peronists, since undermined control on trade unions, , represented threat so-called democratic trade unions (non peronist), since law stated cgt governed majority factions. faction gaining control of cgt during 1960 20s, leader, textile union leader andrés framini, least willing accept form of government receivership on cgt s governing board. following series of meetings frondizi , president s political point man, internal affairs minister alfredo vítolo, framini obtained lifting of federal receivership on cgt in march 1961.