May 9 strike: one by one, which services will be affected by the CGT general strike

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The general strike of the CGT on January 24

It is Thursday May 9 At midnight, the general strike began promoted by the CGT and both CTA against the government of Javier Milei and, particularly, in rejection of the Bases Law: the official project that has already received half a sanction in the Chamber of Deputies and must now be discussed in the Senate for full approval.

This is a forceful measure to which several unions and unions adhered and which, consequently, will affect different sectors. Among them, banks, schools, hospitals and airports. The normal functioning of the public transportationfrom shops and service stations.

The buses will not operate throughout the day since they will stop circulating from midnight today until midnight. This is due to the support of the Automotive Tram Union (UTA), the union led by Roberto Fernández, for the strike.

However, there will be a total of 42 lines that will operate despite the force measure, as confirmed by the Nation’s Transportation Secretariat itself, although some companies announced that between 0 and 6 in the morning they were not going to leave units in service. the street for security measures.

The lines that will circulate on their respective routes will be: 6, 7, 8, 9, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 28, 31, 44, 50, 51, 56, 57, 74, 76, 78, 79, 84, 87, 91, 99, 100, 101, 106, 107, 108, 111, 115, 117, 127, 130, 134, 135, 146, 150, 161, 164, 177 and 188.

The same will happen with the subways and trains, which will not make any trips throughout the day. The protest was joined by both the Subway and Premetro Workers’ Union, the Railway Union and the La Fraternidad union, which brings together locomotive and railway machinists.

This May 9, neither buses nor trains and subways will operate

Los Flights will also undergo modifications. In the run-up to the general strike, different unions associated with air activity assured that they will adhere to the forceful measures. As a result, airlines began canceling scheduled flights this Wednesday.

The first to make it official was the LATAM group, which announced that some 40 services and nearly 4,600 passengers were affected. Aerolíneas Argentinas, for its part, canceled 191 flights. The low cost JetSMART and Flybondi also reported cancellations. The rest of the companies are designing their new schedules.

There will also be no provision of tasks at airports or truck logistics service: the entire air, sea, land and port transport activities will not work as the Confederation of Transport Workers (CATT) and the two main transport unions join the protest. the UGATT.

Given the complications in getting around, in CABA they announced that metered parking will be released throughout the day.

Flights will be affected by the strike

Banks will also be closed. The Banking Association confirmed that it will comply with the general strike called by the CGT and announced that for this reason there will be no attention in any financial institution in the country.

“Because the economic policy carried out by the National Government does not stop harming workers and the people as a whole, while shamelessly favoring large businessmen, economic groups and royal power, the Banking Association adheres to the measure of force available by the General Confederation of Labor,” they said from the union led by Sergio Palazzo.

Regardless of the strike affecting in-person service, the rest of the banking services such as home banking, applications, ATM network recharge will function normally.

Banks will not operate during the strike

As for businesses, it is expected that large supermarket chains and shopping centers will not open this Thursday. This is after the Argentine Federation of Commerce and Services Employees (FAECyS) agreed to the call.

However, compliance may not be unanimous. The Argentine Chamber of Commerce rejected the strike and asked its members to open normally.

The general strike will also affect health. The Health Union, headed by Héctor Daer in private hospitals, as well as organizations that work in public health, adhered to the measure of force.

In this way, only the emergency service will be maintained, as usually occurs in these situations, and scheduled surgeries will be postponed.

On the other hand, the educational system will also bow to unemployment. The CTERA union, the main teaching union, ratified its position of support for the measure in all public schools in the country, as did ATE and UPCN, which will be part of the union action.

Hospitals will only treat emergencies

In this sense, classes will be affected in a large part of Argentina. In CABA, for its part, the schools will function and the Buenos Aires government announced that the day will be discounted for teachers who join the strike.

Regarding private schools, many announced that they will remain open for students who can attend despite the public transportation stoppage.

In addition, other unions also spoke out in favor of the strike, such as FTIA (Food), UOM (Metallurgists), SMATA (Mechanics) and Luz y Fuerza.

Service stations will be open, but the workers of the Union of Service Station Workers and Employees, led by Carlos Acuña, will join the strike, so attention could be reduced.

“The Confederation of Hydrocarbon and Related Trade Entities of the Argentine Republic, together with its 16 associated Federations and Chambers, announce that they will not adhere to the force measure scheduled by the CGT for May 9, 2024, for which All service stations in the country associated with the different Federations and Chambers that are members of this Confederation will work normally to supply the fuel that the general public requires. “We respect the right to strike, but we understand that employees have the necessary means so that through the current joint agreements they can find democratic solutions to their true labor demands,” they announced in a statement.

In addition, waste collection will be suspended throughout the day, resuming activity at midnight.

Service stations will not serve the public

As for the gastronomic sector, although the UTHGRA union joined the strike, not all restaurants and bars will close throughout the day. In this sense, it is expected that the response of establishments will be varied.

The Single Union of Public Entertainment Workers joined the general strike, so there will be suspension of some cinema and theater performances.

The Union of Workers of Sports and Civil Entities also joined. In this sense, those sports entities where the staff is affiliated with the union will also undergo modifications in their activities.