1) Investigations into corruption, money laundering and tax evasion by #Argentina's unions "might force their leaders to clean their image," notwithstanding criticism of partisan prosecutions, @InSightCrime's @josefinasalomon reports. https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/argentina-unions-struggle-ditch-mafia-accusations/ …
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#Argentina's unions would be groundbreaking, given the influence of figures such as national union leader Hugo Moyano and his son, Pablo, who leads the truck drivers union.2 replies 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread -
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#Argentina's unions are influential in part because of their size, with a trade union density of 28% (2014), compared to 10% in the U.S. (2016), according to@ilo.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
4) Union management of worker health plans (obras sociales) is another important source of union strength in
#Argentina, which helped unions recover influence lost during the "Dirty War" as a result of repression and deindustrialization.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread
5) Nevertheless, labor's share of national income has been declining in #Argentina, and at 43% (2014), according to @PennWorldTable, is now below Perón's preferred equal split.
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