The Ministry of Transportation assures that it has responded to the sector’s demands.
Faced with growing rumors of a new national truckers’ strike, more than a dozen unions confirmed that they are distancing themselves. Despite reiterating his complaint of alleged non-compliance by the Government, They denied having called for a “zero hour.”
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“As responsible unions with the country and with our fellow transporters, we inform the national public opinion that, from the cargo unions present here, we have not declared any zero hours for the next few daysand that on our part They will not have problems in their movements and return home from vacation, as well as in their transportation duties. We will make any determination public with due advance notice,” they said in a statement.
His statement came after learning that truck bases in Santander will cease their activities from the early hours of Tuesday – January 7th -. The latter pointed out that They are going on strike, once the Return Plan is completed.
Among the organizations that are distancing themselves (for the moment) from new blockades are the Colombian Association of Truck Drivers (ACC), the National Union of Drivers and Small Owners (Sinalco), the National Transport Assembly (ATC) and the Asociación Fuerza Camionera de Colombia.
In said letter, those unions They stated that they are exhausting the opportunities for dialogue before making any other determination. They also reiterated that the Government had ignored their recommendations and “imposed” them on them in the last four months.
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The Ministry of Transportation maintains that they have met the demands of the sector and that control entities such as the Ombudsman’s Office will verify compliance. The last technical table took place this Friday for almost six hours and, at the moment, it is unknown when they would meet again.
The truckers’ disagreements revolve around issues such as Sicetac, increase to the Acpm and sanctioning policy to regulate the sector.
Source: Integrated Information System
