“See you a day later, February 20,” he announced. Nicki Nicole on her X account. The Rosario singer suspended her show this Thursday, February 19 in el Teatro Colónafter ratifying the general strike called by the main union organizations, and confirmed that the recital is scheduled for Friday the 20th. On social networks, the artist attached a message of support for the protest against the labor reform proposed by the national government.
“You know how important this date in Colón is for me. It is a dream that I have been building for a long time and it hurts me a lot to postpone it. But tomorrow is a very important day for the country. I believe in the right of workers to express themselves and accompany each other in moments like this. That is why we are going to meet again on Friday, February 20, to live that night as it deserves,” highlighted the vocalist.
Nicki Nicole’s message was replicated by several personalities who celebrated the sign of support for the protests and a position in the opposite direction to the reformist maneuvers of Javier Milei’s administration. A position similar to that taken by his colleague, the singer Lali Espositoagainst the libertarian leader. The journalist Nancy Pazoscritic of La Libertad Avanza, celebrated: “Absolute genius, Nicki Nicole. You were going to be a unique show at the Teatro Colón. Your social commitment and your empathy ahead of your career. I admire you so much babe!!”. Jorge Rial also applauded the message.
The 24-hour general strike takes place in a context of political and social tension, marked by the progress of labor reform and the strong response of unions and workers. The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) He called for the measure coinciding with the day in which the Chamber of Deputies was debating the project that had already obtained half a sanction in the Senate.
The national government, for its part, rejected characterizing the initiative as an attack on workers’ rights and ratified its position that the reform is necessary to modernize the Argentine labor market and create more jobs. Furthermore, regarding the strike, it repeated its policy of “day not worked, day not paid” for public employees who join the strike without work justification.
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