Argentina: Biggest Work Stoppage Looms for Macri As Teachers Plan Strike

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Mauricio Macri has come back from his trip to Spain to news that teachers nationwide, accompanied by large sectors of the General Confederation of Labor of the Republic of Argentina (CGT), are planning a strike for March 6 and 7 in the largest work stoppage since Macri assumed the presidency in December of 2015.

In Spain, Macri spoke before the Cortes Generales (houses of parliament), led an investment fair and received praise from like-minded Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

Now, back in Argentina (but on yet another vacation near the beach resort city of Mar del Plata), Macri has come back to reality as teachers across the country prepare to strike on March 6, the first day of the school year.

The following day, March 7, the teachers will be on strike for the second scheduled day in a row. The nationwide stoppage that day, however...