April 30, 2026 at 12:34 pm BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine workers protested in the capital of Buenos Aires on Thursday, as annual May Day demonstrations in the South American nation coincided with smoldering anger over President Javier Milei’s recent overhaul of long-robust labor protections. The General Confederation of Labor, or CGT, Argentina’s largest union group, called the march to “defend decent employment” against Milei’s changes to the labor code, which since 1974 had guaranteed generous protections and rights for Argentine workers but also meant high business costs that scared off foreign investors. Past presidents for decades tried to liberalize the labor market but failed in the face of fierce resistance from Argentina’s powerful unions. Despite weeks of protests and a nationwide strike, Milei pushed through the labor-law package in February in a major victory for his free-market agenda. Milei’s opponents are clinging to an appeal process challenging the law’s constitutionality.…