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07-09-2007, 05:20 PM
On Monday morning, reporters said that large stores remained open for business as usual, but received few clients. Few students went to classes at the state university, that remained open. Offices and factories opened as usual and by midmorning vehicular circulation of private vehicles was picking up, according to the Listin. El Nacional reported that the absence of the leading transport union vehicles was notable. The government sent troops and police to patrol the city.
In spite of reports of a call for dialogue from the Fernandez government, the promoters of today's national strike, the Alternative Social Forum, chose to maintain the call for work stoppage on Monday nationwide. Spokespersons from the Forum told television reporters that they never received any invitation to talk. President Fernandez met with the high command of the Police and the Armed Forces to outline government responses and to receive reports on the explosion in Santiago (see following story). Meanwhile, the Technical Office of Transportation (OTTT) and the Metropolitan Bus Service (OMSA) guaranteed transportation service throughout the nation. According to the OTTT director German Peoa Guadalupe about 60 to 70% of the buses that serve the public should be operating since several of the transport unions have indicated that they do not support the strike.
The strike organizers mainly target cities. The call to strike is barely felt in tourism areas, where previous calls to strike have been ignored.
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In spite of reports of a call for dialogue from the Fernandez government, the promoters of today's national strike, the Alternative Social Forum, chose to maintain the call for work stoppage on Monday nationwide. Spokespersons from the Forum told television reporters that they never received any invitation to talk. President Fernandez met with the high command of the Police and the Armed Forces to outline government responses and to receive reports on the explosion in Santiago (see following story). Meanwhile, the Technical Office of Transportation (OTTT) and the Metropolitan Bus Service (OMSA) guaranteed transportation service throughout the nation. According to the OTTT director German Peoa Guadalupe about 60 to 70% of the buses that serve the public should be operating since several of the transport unions have indicated that they do not support the strike.
The strike organizers mainly target cities. The call to strike is barely felt in tourism areas, where previous calls to strike have been ignored.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)