The
train stoppage
caused more than a million users to look for an alternative to get around.
The measure, which lasts 24 hours, calls for salary improvements.
On the other side are people who have to go to work, do paperwork or attend a medical appointment, among other activities.
The first option for many was
to use the bus
.
This caused
long
waiting lines at stops and also discomfort when traveling, since many units circulated full of passengers.
Others opted for the subway, which also received a large influx of users.
The first symptom in passengers that this measure caused is in the travel time
.
"I'm late for work, I can't answer you,"
said a young man in a hurry to this reporter, who was trotting down the stairs of subway B, at the Juan Manuel de Rosas station.
"The truth is, it sucks. Today
I had to get up an hour
earlier to get to work on time," said Roberto, who has to go downtown and had to travel with a combination of buses to meet his schedule.
Mirtha, who got off from 114, commented in a hurry: "Look at the number of people there are. I hope that when I come back it won't be the same."
And she added: "For those who use the train to go to Retiro, the strike was a real annoyance."
"I take the Miter Suárez every day to Retiro. Then I go down to subway C to Constitución. Without a train I have to take
two buses, and two subways.
I have about half an hour more travel time, minimum," Guillermo said about to take The subway.
For everyone, adding means of transportation also means spending
more money on transportation.
Train stations closed and bus stops full.
The train stoppage is total in the AMBA.
Photo: Guillermo Rodríguez Adami
Martin, who comes from Moreno, says that he had to decide on the fly to be able to get to work.
"I always take the train to go to Capital. Now I have to combine two buses. We have to go with the 56 to Once. We have been waiting for more than 20 minutes. One just passed and it didn't stop because it was full."
Another modality that appeared was that of
sharing taxis
between several people to reduce costs.
Some passengers claimed to take
more than four hours to get from the Province to the Capital.
The general secretary of the La Fraternidad Railway Drivers Union, Omar Maturano, highlighted this morning the
"high compliance"
with the strike that workers in the sector have been carrying out since midnight and maintained that
"the strike is an example of the workers organized."
"The strike is total," said Maturano, and confirmed the participation of representatives of the union organization in a meeting called by the Ministry of Labor starting at 10 at the headquarters at 650 Leandro N. Alem Avenue.
At the GBA and Ciudas bus stops, long lines and the annoyance of passengers were seen.
Photo: Guillermo Rodríguez Adami
The railway service was paralyzed,
except for long-distance transfers to Rosario, Mar del Plata, Tucumán and Córdoba.
Meanwhile, from the Argentine Association of Automotive Transport Entrepreneurs (AAETA), they said that they reinforced the services of the bus lines adjacent to the railway services.
The groups are also in conflict.
Business chambers have been warning that since the State did not update the subsidies, despite the increase in rates, they are not enough to cover operating costs.
In fact, as Clarín published, it is already beginning to be felt that some lines have reduced frequencies.
And since the payment of a bonus agreed with the union was due yesterday, and many could not pay it,
a strike in the coming days cannot be ruled out
.
For their part, the Ministry of Transportation criticized the force measure called by the Fraternity, in contrast to other railway unions.
"It is incomprehensible. The joint negotiating
table is in full force
, even having reached, at the beginning of the month, positive results in the agreements," they noted in a statement.
S.C.