NewsWhore
01-23-2007, 04:00 PM
Yesterday drivers gave the public a taste of what could happen next Tuesday if the government doesn't give in to the transport unions' demand for a fare subsidy. Many Santo Domingo drivers suspended their services for four hours between 6am and 10pm, leaving many commuters frustrated and looking for alternative ways to get to their destinations. This is the second such stoppage by the transport unions and it is a precursor to an announced larger and more generalized service strike scheduled for 30 January. Yesterday's action was in response to the Metropolitan Transit Authorities' new plan to stop and impound vehicles that don't display their license plates. The AMET authorities have impounded 800 carros publicos (public cars), angering the transport unions, but the AMET says that they will continue to stop and impound vehicles that have not complied with the transit requirement. The heads of Conatra, Fenatrano and the CNTU unions have joined forces to put pressure on the government to provide fare subsidies.
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