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03-17-2011, 05:00 PM
Joining the already-announced action by the bus owners, the major transport unions have announced a total transportation shutdown for Monday. Yesterday morning the presidents of Conatra, Antonio Marte, and Fenatrado, Blas Peralta announced that they would join a work stoppage in the transportation of freight and passengers on Monday. According to Antonio Marte, the strike will last 24 hours and it is expected that the government will comply with the pact that was signed with the drivers some six months ago. Diario Libre reports that the pact includes measures such as a RD$68 reduction in the price of diesel, the total reduction of taxes on propane gas as well as zero tariffs for tires, lubricants and spare parts for buses.
"More than 80,000 units will not hit the streets next Monday. This thing is so big that the National Union of Bus Owners, which never joins in these stoppages, is now going to do it", he said.
He blamed President Leonel Fernandez for the situation that the transporters are going through.
In the meantime, Blas Peralta, from Fenatrado, said that, "the government has not fulfilled its commitments. We are going to stop the movement of freight on all of the country's docks". Peralta said that for each strike by the truckers, the government does not receive some RD$500 million. Joining the work stoppage are Juan Hubieres from Fenatrano and Ramon Perez Figuereo from the CNTU. The strike will begin at six in the morning on Monday and end at the same time on Tuesday.
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"More than 80,000 units will not hit the streets next Monday. This thing is so big that the National Union of Bus Owners, which never joins in these stoppages, is now going to do it", he said.
He blamed President Leonel Fernandez for the situation that the transporters are going through.
In the meantime, Blas Peralta, from Fenatrado, said that, "the government has not fulfilled its commitments. We are going to stop the movement of freight on all of the country's docks". Peralta said that for each strike by the truckers, the government does not receive some RD$500 million. Joining the work stoppage are Juan Hubieres from Fenatrano and Ramon Perez Figuereo from the CNTU. The strike will begin at six in the morning on Monday and end at the same time on Tuesday.
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