Bus strike in force at the AMBA: which lines do not run

Several bus lines do not provide service in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA) due to a strike that began at 0:00 a.m. on Thursday. The strike was issued by drivers grouped under the Automotive Tram Union (UTA) to demand the payment of wages. This Thursday, the D line of the subway is back in operation: at which station does it not stop? Although initially there were 11 lines affected, it is not ruled out that as the hours go by they will fold more, given that the failure to pay the increase and the agreed bonus affects the entire sector. At the moment, the lines that do not run are:159
219
300
372
584
619
148
194
228
63
338″There are few companies that have never advanced a peso, the others have advanced. It’s not against the government – the measure of force – it’s with businessmen who are a minority,” Roberto Fernández, general secretary of the UTA, told Filo.news. “People get angry, on top of that they reduced services and the fights with passengers are paid for by our colleagues,” he added in relation to the discomfort of users. The statement of the UTA”We inform that, being on the fourth working day of the month without having complied with the payment of salaries by a large number of companies in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, as of 00 hours on March 7 of the current year, the retention of tasks will be carried out in the companies that have not paid the salaries, as a measure of self-protection of the workers represented,” the union reported. He added: “The resolved actions are a manifestation of good sense for those workers who provided services throughout the month, and intend to receive their well-deserved salary on the payment date.” What the Ministry of Transportation saidAfter the measure of force was announced, the Ministry of Transportation, under the Ministry of Economy after its merger with Infrastructure, indicated in a statement that payments to national bus lines “are assured and close to being transferred.” They are the ones that range from 1 to 200.” There are lines that are national and others that are provincial. The non-payment of the provinces depends on their jurisdiction,” the Secretariat clarified. “Regarding the national lines, the funds for companies are secured and close to being transferred, within the deadlines in which they are usually made,” he said. On this point, the official agency agreed with the union: “It should be noted that the measure of force is an isolated decision of a handful of companies, which are responsible for the payment of employees’ salaries.” “In case of not complying with their business obligations and carrying out the strike, the corresponding sanction will be applied,” he warned. According to them, the National Commission for Transport Regulation (CNRT) will be supervising compliance with the frequency and services of all AMBA bus lines.

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