Argentina state airline strikes against government austerity, layoffs

Aerolineas Argentinas (AA) cancelled all flights on Monday after its United Airlines Union (UALU) declared a strike against the government's layoff of 376 of its employees saying that the Mauricio Macri administration wants to “create conflict” between the airline and unions in order to eventually privatize the state-run institution.

The UALU which includes AA pilots, staff and technicians launched a 24-hour strike that began on Monday at 12:00 a.m. local time accusing the government of attempting to sell off the state-run airline.

Some 371 flights were cancelled affecting an estimated 40,000 flyers during the Nov 26 standoff.