[IN SPITE OF THE widespread arrest, murder, torture…]
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IN SPITE OF THE widespread arrest, murder, torture and kidnapping of its leaders, Argentina's working class has begun to show that its fighting strength has still not been sapped by the appaling repression.
On September 5th, reportedly under the leadership of the underground General Federation of Labour in the Resistance (CGTR), the Argentinian car industry was brought to a halt for a week in the first major strike since the military coup on March 24th.
When: some General Motors workers remained on strike beyond the planned week of action their plant was immediately occupied by the marines - a sample of the methods Videla's government is prepared to use against the exercise of workers' rights.
The main demand of the strikers was for a rise in wages which in real terms had fallen in August to only 50% of their level at the end of 1975.
The car worker's average monthly wage is about 230. The 12% increase granted to • all Argentinian workers last month will