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The Buenos Aires government blamed the Nation for the bus strike: “The one who decides whether to make the money is Caputo” - Infobae​

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April 11, 2024

“We are also hostages to the same situation,” said the provincial Minister of Transportation, Jorge D'Onofrio.


The Buenos Aires Minister of Transportation, Jorge D'Onofrio , referred to today's bus strike that affects the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) for 24 hours, and assured that the salary agreement between companies and workers "was done." and that “the one who decides whether or not to get the money is the minister (Luis 'Toto') Caputo . ”


“The union proposed a 24-hour strike and, if it is not resolved, it will continue to get complicated,” said the provincial official on La Red radio about this retention of tasks in which the union maintains that, based on the collective agreement of signed job, they receive a basic salary of 987,000 pesos , which must also be adjusted by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of February , that is, an increase due to inflation for that month.

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The union will maintain the measure of force, unless the payment of pending salaries is charged (X @utaargentina)

That sum is what the UTA presents as an acquired right and demands that employers deposit it with their salaries for the month of March, to be collected in April. The companies, meanwhile, reiterated that by paying $737,000 as basic for the month of March, they owe nothing in terms of salary. The conflict lies in that difference of $250,000 .


From February until today there was time to resolve it and not like this . This was going to be updated next month, the companies say that they are left barefoot and each one tells it how it suits them ,” said D'Onofrio. And he added: " Last month they received 730 thousand plus the bonus of 250, which is what makes up this salary, and they are asking workers to earn 30% less than what they received last month."


The Buenos Aires minister was very emphatic about the role that the Nation has in this conflict and how that impacts at the provincial level. “ The one who decides whether or not to get the money is Minister Caputo . When there is a conflict, the Ministry of Labor has to act, I would like to know why they were summoned yesterday,” he expressed, in relation to the meeting with worker representatives that took place yesterday at Casa Rosada.

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D'Onofrio pointed to the Nation to unblock the conflict: "Minister Caputo is the one who decides whether to put up the money," he stated (REUTERS/Tomas Cuesta)
"We are also hostages to the same situation, it is the Nation that settles and says what should be paid and we put our hand in our pockets in the province and pay each company and I wonder if, really, do they want this "Is it solved or are they pushing the conflict?" he added.

After 9 o'clock this Thursday, the Government convened the collective chambers and the union to try to unblock the conflict .

What are the lines that do not work this Thursday?​

Until the situation is resolved, several transport lines that circulate through the AMBA have already confirmed their adherence to the force measure. In this way, the groups 1, 2, 4, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 29, 32, 33, 34, 37, 39, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 49, 53, 55, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 70, 71, 75, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98, 99, 102, 103, 105, 106, 109, 110, 113, 114, 118, 119, 123, 124, 126, 128, 129, 133, 136, 140, 143, 145, 148, 151, 152, 153, 154, 158, 159 , 160, 163, 166, 169, 172, 174, 176, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 184, 185, 193, 194 and 195 are not available.

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A large number of bus lines do not circulate through the AMBA today due to the strike

In the case of the circuits that belong to the province of Buenos Aires and that will not provide services throughout the day, they will include the lines numbered from 200 to 499 , while the municipal jurisdiction lines that will be affected will range from 500 onwards.

It is worth clarifying that the bus companies DOTA , YITOS and the Autobuses de Lomas de Zamora group operate normally, after expressing their disagreement with the call to retain tasks.
 
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