Transport strike: how to go to work

Transport strike: how to go to work

A new is made nationwide transport strikeas a measure of force against the government of Javier Milei. Thus, they don’t work train servicesneither passengers nor cargo, either cargo trucks, ports and ships, and most commercial passenger airlines.

On the other hand, There are no taxis in the cities either.and due to the adhesion of the metrodelegates, There is also no subway service in the City of Buenos Aires.

How can you travel

Due to a strong internal conflict between the leader of the Unión Tranviarios Automotor (UTA), Roberto Fernández, and Pablo Moyanothe union does not adhere to this Wednesday’s transport strike.

That is to say, All bus lines that are part of the UTA circulate normally and can be used. The only difference is that, being the only means of walking transportation, they are probably in greater demand.

However, guild of Fernández plans to make his own measure of force this Thursdayalso for 24 hours, in case an agreement is not reached in the meetings that will be held this Wednesday for salary improvements. in a new joint meeting this Wednesday.

In this way, I would make a bus stoppage that would affect short and medium distance buses that circulate in the Metropolitan Area of ​​Buenos Aires (AMBA). That is, transfer services will be affected for at least two days.

What unions stop

The transport strike was called by a sector of the CGT, led by Pablo Moyano (truck drivers), Omar Maturano (railway) and aeronautical representatives Pablo Biró and Juan Pablo Brey.

All of them make up the National Transportation Board of the Argentine Confederation of Transportation Workers (CATT) and the General Union of Trade Union Associations of Transport Workers (Ugatt).

The leaders assured that “there is no closeness” with the government of Javier Milei and that they “do not see any possibility” of this happening in the short term. They demand both salary and service improvements.

Among the transport unions that support the strike are the Truck Drivers Union; The Brotherhood (trains); the FMaritime Port and Naval Industry Federation (Fempinra); he United Maritime Workers Union (SOMU); the taxi drivers unions (Labourers and drivers); Airplanes; the Airline Pilots Association (APLA); the Metrodelegates of the subway and the Union Association of Motorcyclists, Messengers and Services (Asimm).

The Government will face three days of protests

With the 36-hour strike, The Government will face three days of union protestss, with forceful measures that will peak today with the cessation of activities of the Transport Board unions, and that will continue tomorrow with a day without buses, if it is not possible to unblock the joint conflict.

Also today there will be a strike by the workers of AFIP and Customs “in rejection of the 3,100 layoffs that he is trying to make Milei and the impossibility of speaking with the head of the new organization, Florence Misrahi“said union sources.

Meanwhile, this Thursday it will be the turn of the bus drivers of the UTAwho will make their own measure throughout that day because they did not reach a salary agreement. This Monday, Fernández’s union held a meeting with the chambers of the sector but they did not reach an agreement. However, today there will be a new meeting between the union and the business chambers, promoted by the government of Javier Milei, to try to get the measure lifted.

On Thursday, in addition, Multisector Forum Against Tariffs and ADDUC motorizes a blackout against the rate increase for 9 p.m.

Source: Ambito

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