Transport unions meet for solution

[NewsWhore]

The leaders of the country's transport unions, which have set 30 January as the date for a general public transport strike, are to meet with Public Transport Reorganization Office (OPRET) head Diandino Pena at 9:30 tomorrow. The meeting could avert the strike and will be held at Pena's office. The drivers' unions are asking for the media to be present. The situation has reached the point where the Armed Forces have drawn up a contingency plan in case the strike goes ahead and last night President Leonel Fernandez met with the government's security and transport agencies to discuss the possible strike in case tomorrow's talks are not successful. Fenatrano head Juan Hubieres says that he is only willing to negotiate with the government if they make concrete and solid offers instead of offers that are merely aimed at diffusing the possibility of a strike. The government however has taken the stance that the strike is just a form of blackmail and pressure by the unions that seek more privileges.

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