NewsWhore
12-04-2006, 04:40 PM
After causing chaos in Santo Domingo, the New Option National Federation of Transportation (Fenatrano) and the Cibao Drivers Union shut down traffic on the Duarte Highway for three hours in protests that resulted in broken glass and tear gas grenades. The unions were protesting against Expreso Vegano's operation on the La Vega-Santo Domingo route. The local Traffic Office (OTTT) said that such protests were "embarrassing and disgraceful". OTTT director Persio Veras called on the unions to talk to him and avoid these situations of conflict. Transport vehicle owner unions are extremely possessive of their territory as demonstrated by recent incidents in the town of Licey al Medio, where a driver was shot and killed as part of the protests against drivers from Moca picking up passengers in Licey al Medio on their way to Santiago. Diario Libre's back page editorial "De buena tinta" sharply criticizes the unions' attitude and says that the unions' public image has deteriorated from them being popularly perceived as spokespersons for popular causes to troublemakers who abuse their power.
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