The Union Tranviarios Automotor (UTA) will carry out a strike this Tuesday from 10 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday in all short and medium-distance collective transport services to demand the reopening of joint ventures, the union organization reported.
The force measure was ratified this Monday night by the union organization through a statement that bears the signature of the union’s general secretary, Roberto Fernández.
“We make it clear that we have asked for the joint negotiations to be brought forward and that we are demanding an urgent salary increase, before employers who in an unusual way recognize that what we request is fair, but still state that they cannot give the corresponding answers,” he questioned. the UTA.
The press secretary of the union, Mario Caligari, also confirmed the strike call and explained that the stoppage of services will affect between 10 p.m. on Tuesday and 6 a.m. on Wednesday. to “all short and medium distance services in the area of the Federal Capital, of what is CABA, of the first and second cordon of the Province of Buenos Aires, and throughout the country”.
“This is a consequence of having failed in the request that has been made to the business chambers to reopen joint ventures and a bonus that is necessary to restore wages,” said the union spokesman.
Secondly, from the UTA reported that the passenger transport business chambers rejected the union’s demand on the grounds that the workers “do not have sufficient means” to face italthough they did recognize “the need that we workers have.”