Uruguayan workers protest the economic crisis and high cost of living
Thousands of Uruguayans took part in a partial national strike called for by the PIT-CNT and mobilized against the right-wing national government, its austerity policies, rising hunger, high cost of living, privatization of public companies, among other issues
Uruguayan government prevails in referendum on neoliberal reforms with a slim margin
The LUC was widely rejected by the country’s opposition parties, trade unions, social organizations and popular movements, which deemed it as a package of anti-worker, pro-corporate, neoliberal and regressive reform
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Accountability and budget bill passed in Uruguay despite fierce opposition
According to trade unions and progressive parties, the accountability and budget bill, presented by the right-wing government of President Luis Lacalle Pou, seeks to cut further the budgets for various public sectors in the name of government’s savings.
Workers strike in Uruguay against hunger and inequality
Workers mobilized to demand a basic emergency income, increased investment in public sectors, greater employment opportunities, strengthening of the healthcare system, among other measures to combat the economic and social crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic
Uruguay’s trade union center calls for a national strike in June
Uruguay’s trade union center, the Inter-Union Plenary of Workers – National Convention of Workers (PIT-CNT), has called for a 24-hour national strike on June 17 to demand measures to combat the economic and social crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic
Uruguayans reject the approval of the Urgent Consideration Law
The Urgent Consideration Law (LUC) is a neoliberal legislation that promotes budget cuts in the public sector, supports the privatization of public companies and restricts the right to strike of the workers, among other setbacks
Uruguayan workers strike and mobilize against neoliberal legislation
The Urgent Consideration Law (LUC) is a package of neoliberal measures that will affect health, education, employment and security
Neoliberalism returns to Uruguay with the new right-wing president
New Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, within 11 days of assuming office, has announced a hike in the rates of basic public services
Uruguayan government withdraws from UNASUR and returns to TIAR
Incoming President Luis Lacalle Pou showed the allegiance of his administration with Uruguay’s withdrawal from UNASUR and the interruption of the withdrawal process from the TIAR
Right-wing Uruguayan president assumes office amid protests
Uruguayan social movements criticized the new president’s stand against the progressive governments of the region
Right-wing Luis Lacalle Pou wins Uruguay’s presidential election
Luis Lacalle Pou’s victory ushers in a conservative government and ends the rule of the left-wing Frente Amplio coalition after 15 years in power during which Uruguay saw major social and economic gains
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