Government agencies call for a halt to strike

[NewsWhore]

The government agencies connected with transportation and traffic control as well as the new Metro, OPRET, OMSA, the OTTT and AMET, are urging the unions to call off their strike, planned for 30 January. In a full-page ad in most of today's papers, the government agencies list eleven activities by OPRET and its sister organizations in their attempts to resolve issues raised by the unions. The last mention was in relation to President Leonel Fernandez's authorization for convening the Collective Council to hear the unions' complaints. That said, the announcement goes on to call for a cessation of the strike plan and lists an agenda of items for discussion should the meeting take place.

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