24-hour stop in the East

[NewsWhore]

Transport unions have embarked on a 24-hour bus strike affecting eastern provinces, beginning today. Drivers are striking as a way of exerting pressure on the government to fix the roads and highways in the eastern provinces, which they say are in a constant state of deterioration. An estimated 15 transport unions from La Romana, El Seibo, Higuey, Hato Mayor and San Pedro de Macoris will join the picket lines. The strike by the unions could prove successful as it was the same tactic used by unions in Montecristi who threatened a strike earlier this week. As a result the Ministry of Public Works promised to give priority to fixing the roads in that area.

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