This Trash Worker Was Elected to Provincial Congress on a Socialist Ticket

Left Voice interviewed Alejandro Vilca, a garbage collector, socialist and legislator in the province of Jujuy, Argentina. In last year’s elections, Vilca received an astonishing 18 percent of the vote, the highest total ever for the far left in the province. After more than a decade of working on a garbage truck, Vilca now speaks for the working class and indigenous community in the provincial congress.

Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Protest Layoffs in Argentina

On Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of workers participated in a massive labor march called for by the major Argentine unions.

A New Wave of Workers’ Struggles in Argentina

The resistance movement sparked by President Macri's pension reform continues through new workers' struggles against layoffs. The Left and Workers' Front calls for the coordination of all popular struggles and for a plan for a general strike.

A Party for the Battles to Come

With thousands of people in the U.S. embracing socialist ideas the question of how to build a party becomes a critical one. While important lessons can be drawn from the biggest socialist parties of the 20th century, we should also keep an eye on the present struggles of the working class.

Argentina’s New Austerity

Recent pension cuts backed by Argentine President Mauricio Macri have elicited vigorous popular protest.

The Antidote to Macri

ARGENTINA: Interview with Alejandro Vilca, the socialist garbage collector in Jujuy's legislature.

Argentina: Thousands of Protesters Face Violent Repression in the Fight over Pension Reform

For the past few weeks, Cambiemos — President Macri’s ruling coalition — has been trying to ram a pension reform through the House of Deputies. These efforts have unexpectedly hit a wall as mass protests outside the Congress have forced the government to put the legislation on hold.

Argentina: Left Front Legislator Shot, Injured During Police Repression

A worker and legislator representing the Left Front, Raúl Godoy, was hit by a rubber bullet during repression carried out by the police in the province of Neuquen and suffered a serious injury.

From Argentina to Athens: Connecting the Revolutionary Left

I spent 48 hours in the Greek capital. My goal: Sharing some experiences of the Trotskyist left in Argentina. The meeting almost didn't take place because of 15 "nihilist" anarchists. It was pure chaos – and still a good internationalist exchange.