In Argentina, public transport has been severely disrupted by a huge nationwide strike against the economic policies of the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Most buses, commuter trains and metro lines across Argentina did not operate. Airlines were forced to cancel flights and ports came to a near standstill. The 24-hour strike was called by unions amid public discontent over high inflation, taxes and wages. The government said the stoppage was anti-democratic because it affected those who wanted to go to work.