New conflict at the door between carriers and the state following confirmation of a further shutdown in the Metropolitan Area area of Buenos Aires, following a protest that staggered with the complaint of lack of subsidies to comply with greater circulation in the hours of restriction, which currently affects working conditions. The measure will be implemented between 21 and 6 on Friday, May 7 and it was presented in an official statement signed by the Association of Motor Transport Entrepreneurs (AAETA), the Civil Association of Motor Transport (ACTA) and the Authority Chambers of Passenger Self-Transport (CEAP), Urban Transport (CETUBA) and Transport of the Province of Buenos Aires (CTPBA).
The business entities that group public passenger transport operators by motor vehicle from the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, reported that from Friday, May 7, the provision of services will be suspended from 21:00 to 06:00 hours, (FOLLOW) — aaeta (@aaeta_arg)
May 6, 2021
“The business entities that group public passenger transport operators by motor vehicle from the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, reported that from Friday, May 7, the provision of services will be suspended from 21:00 to 06:00 hours,” they said in the official text. It, they explain, has to do with the “order to enable with the available resources to provide adequate coverage in the times of greatest need of passengers. They clarified that at 21:00 the last service of the day will leave each head of each line, taking up the benefits from 06:00 hours the next day, also from each header.” The measure taken aims to safeguard the continuity of the operation at the most necessary times, taking into account the tariff freeze for more than two years and the delay in recognizing the impact of inflation on costs for more than eight months,” it closes.
In the face of versions of bus service suspensions by tomorrow, it is necessary to clarify that companies that do not comply with maintaining the maximum frequency and guaranteeing the covid protocols established will be sanctioned. It will continue to be controlled with @InfoCNRT — Marcos César Farina (@MFarinaok)
May 6, 2021
The government’s waiting was soon reached and came through Marcos Cesar Farina, Undersecretary of Transport of the Nation, who did so through social media, where he did not rule out possible sanctions on companies adcribing to such a strike.” In the face of versions of bus service suspensions by tomorrow, it is necessary to clarify that companies that do not comply with maintaining the maximum frequency and guaranteeing the covid protocols established will be sanctioned. It will continue to be controlled with agents of the National Transport Regulatory Commission,” he said.
