Transport strike confirmed: when and how will trains, buses and subways operate?

Transport strike confirmed: when and how will trains, buses and subways operate?

October 22, 2024 – 16:42

The unions meeting at the National Transportation Board ratified the force measure for Wednesday, October 30. What services will stop?

They will stop the subway, trains, airplanes, taxi workers, truck drivers, among others.

The unions grouped in the National Transportation Board ratified this Tuesday a national strike for him Wednesday October 30. They will stop the subte, trains, aeronautical, taxi workers, truck driversamong others. The UTAwhich represents bus drivers, decided not adhere.

The strike on October 30 will be a protest against “the adjustment promoted by the government of Javier Mileithe increase in tickets after the removal of subsidies, the attempted privatization of Aerolíneas Argentinas, the attack on retirees and in rejection of the increase in poverty,” the unions stated in a release.

The meeting was headed by the co-owner of the CGT Pablo Moyano and the general secretary of Truckers, Hugo Moyano. They also participated Juan Carlos Schmid (Dredging and Beaconing), Juan Pablo Brey (Aeronauts), Omar Maturano (The Fraternity) and Pablo Biro (Airline Pilots), among other transport unionists.

The National Transportation Board was created last month to articulate the claims of all transportation unions. Transport unions participate Argentine Confederation of Transport Workers (CATT) and the General Union of Trade Union Associations of Transport Workers (UGATT)who has among its members the UTA of Roberto Fernández, who decided not to join the strike on October 30.

The support of states and social movements

With the aim of “continuing to build and articulate measures to put a stop to the right-wing national government that hits the most vulnerable sectors”, the National Transportation Board received the general secretary of ATE, Rodolfo Aguiarand from UTEP, Alejandro Gramajo.

The state workers grouped in ATE will join the strike with a 36-hour force measure which will begin on October 29 with a mobilization and will continue on the 30th coinciding with the transport strike.

Source: Ambito

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