The public passenger transport companies of the AMBA, which make up the Chamber of Passenger Transport (CEAP) and the Chamber of Transport of the Province of Buenos Aires (CTPBA), reported that, temporarily, the collective strike It started on Thursday night.
From the guild they announced in a press release that the measure of force —scheduled for today, Friday, and Monday the 15th— will be modified, that is, there will be no collective strike total, but some lines of the transport service will be reactivated.
This given that the Government would have paid part of what is owed to the sector; However the collective strike could be resumed, in case the Executive Power does not make the appropriations that it promised.
“Having been accredited this morning in the accounts of the companies, the operators will reimpose as of tonight even if it is a minimum of night services and those of the next day, Monday the 15th. This offer of services will be in quantity, according to what each company allows in its operation to resolve this meager and insufficient payment.“, indicates the statement of the CEAP and the CTPBA.
They also added: “For this reason, it is essential that, in the first days of next week, the accreditations continue and the cancellation of the debt is soon reached, which, if not produced, will aggravate the inconveniences in the services until the total impossibility. to provide them by the operators”.
From the Ministry of Transport they would have disbursed $2.1 billion and reported that the transfers will be reflected throughout the day, in the accounts of each of the transport companies.
However, the sector stressed that said payment represents around 15% of the debt, so for the union it is essential that the Government finish liquidating the payments, otherwise, the companies would not have how to pay the operating expenses.
Which lines are still affected by the protest
In view of the measure of force of the transporters was not completely suspended, The service is provided with limitations on the following bus lines: 2, 4, 15, 29, 33, 37, 39, 45, 46, 47, 49, 53, 59, 61, 62, 64, 70, 80, 86, 88, 93, 95, 96, 97, 102 , 105, 114, 118, 123, 124, 126, 129, 143, 154, 160, 166, 179, 180, 181, 185, 193, 203, 205, 218, 228F, 236, 244, 248C, 269, 284 and 288.
Also 291, 295, 302, 303, 306, 311, 312, 313, 315, 318, 320, 328, 329, 325, 333, 338, 350, 351, 355, 378, 382, 390, 395, 406, 407, 422, 437, 440, 441, 443, 461, 462, 463, 464, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 506A, 509, 511, 518, 520, 522, 524, 527, 541, 543 , 544, 549, 561, 562, 620, 622, 621, 628, 630, 634, 707, 721, 740, 910, 911, 912, 914 and 915.