The group of representatives of transport employees carried out a national strike, just over a week ago, which affected trains, planes, subways, trucks, ships, taxis and more. Now, union representatives announced that it is likely that the measure will be replicated in the coming months.
National transport strike: what the National Transport Board decided
He conflict between the airliners’ unions and the government of Javier Milei added new chapters during the last week. Although representatives of both sectors met last Friday – and described the meeting as “positive“- the ruling party advanced in the deregulation of the sector, with the release of the ramp service at airports, the sanctioning of employees of Intercharge and the warning that they will seek to move forward with the privatization of Aerolíneas Argentinas.
In that sense, the National Transportation Board decided to hold a new meeting next Tuesday, November 12. There, the union representatives will define the actions to be carry out in protest against the Government’s measures.
According to the NA news agency, sources close to the truck leader Pablo Moyano assured that “the most likely thing is that it will be agreed to go to a new strike” and added that “things, far from easing up, are going to become more tense.” In this way, the possibility of a repeat national transportation strike grows day by day.
The table is made up of Juan Pablo Brey (Aeronavigantes), Omar Maturano (La Fraternidad), Pablo Moyano and Omar Pérez (truck drivers), Juan Carlos Schmid (Fempinra), Pablo Biró (APLA) and Raúl Durdos (SOMU). For its part, the Union of Automotive Tram Workers distanced itself from the table, it did not adhere to the strike on October 30.
The place where the meeting will be held has not yet been agreed, although it is expected that it will take place at the headquarters of the Argentine Confederation of Transport Workers (CATT). In this way, it is expected that progress will be made on Tuesday in the possibility of setting the date for a new national transportation strike.
Transport Strike: what can happen to the buses
The bus drivers union, led by Roberto Fernandez, maintains a different strategy than the rest of the transport-related unions. Previously, UTA decided not to join the strike on October 30, which marked a strong rift with the rest of the members of the national table.
In detail, UTA had decided to double its day of struggle and had called for a 24-hour strike planned for Thursday, October 31. However, hours before the day began, union, government and business chamber representatives reached a new salary agreement, which caused will lift the measure of force.
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Photo: Gremial World.
This caused the relationship between Fernández and his peers to break down, after they accused him of having negotiated the increases of his union with the Government behind his back and not having joined the strike promoted by the rest of the unions in the sector on the 30th. October. It is then expected that the UTA representative will not be part of Tuesday’s meeting.
Source: Ambito
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