Government Condemns Extortion Strike, Accuses UTA of Holding Passengers Hostage

The government and the collective union of the UTA crossed strong accusations this evening after failed negotiations with the business chambers of transport. President Javier Milei’s administration maintained that the strike decreed for tomorrow is “extortive”, while the union headed by Roberto Fernández stated that his position “is not capricious or extortive.” The duel between the government and the UTA was incarnated in two statements.

Government Condemns Extortion Strike, Accuses UTA of Holding Passengers Hostage

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Through a statement from the Ministry of Transport he launched strong criticisms of the trams and warned that there will be sanctions. The National Government described this Monday as “extortive stoppage” to the measure of force decreed for this Tuesday, for the 24 hour term, by the Union Tranviarios Automotor (UTA) and pointed out that the union decision “takes hostages” to the passengers.

The national government described as an “extortive stoppage” the 24-hour strike called for tomorrow by the Motor Transport Union (UTA), and stated that the trade union measure “uses as hostages” passengers. “Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 6, the UTA union (Automotor Trainers Union) decreed an extortion strike for not having received a 40% salary increase, which greatly exceeds the government’s salary guidelines, so the union decided to take the passenge…