The deputy secretary of the Argentine Confederation of Transport Workers (CATT)Juan Carlos Schmid, referred to the day of protest on Monday, May 6, and confirmed that Assemblies of transport company employees will be held, which will cause “a paralysis of the service” of buses, trains, subways and airplanes during the morning.
“There was never a strike announcement, but there is an assembly at the workplace, which implies a paralysis of the service”said the union leader.
Since last week, a strike had been ruled out.days before the nationwide measure of force called by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) for Thursday the 9th.
However, although there will be no cessation of activities, there will be There will be assemblies in the workplace, a situation that, according to Schmid, will cause “delays and inconveniences in all modes of transport of this measure between 8 and 11 in the morning”. “The entire land, port, and air sector, as well as the metro delegates, will be affected,” he remarked.
How transportation will work on Monday, May 6
From the CATT they stressed that the information assemblies “in no way represent direct action measures.” Each union will be in charge of organizing the meetings, so the times in which the service is altered may vary..
The Union Association of Subway and Premetro Workers will join the protest by opening turnstiles. According to reports, this measure will be carried out from 8 to 10 at the following stations:
- San Pedrito – Line A
- Miserere Square – Line A
- Federico Lacroze – Line B
- Constitution – Line C
- Withdrawal – Line C
Refering to railway and railway activity, the unions reported that the measures will be carried out from 9 to 11but in such a way that “they do not impede the normal operation of train services, both passengers and freight.”
For its part, The groups will not participate in the protest since they are in full negotiations with the business chambers. The Automotive Tram Union (UTA) confirmed that they will operate normally.
