Taxi driver stoppage: when is it and what are they asking for so as not to paralyze operations? - Sectors

Taxi driver stoppage: when is it and what are they asking for so as not to paralyze operations? – Sectors – Economy

Mitchell G. Patton3 years ago

After an agreement was not reached on July 7 between the Ministry of Transport and the taxi drivers’ union after presenting their disagreement with the rise in gasoline and the impact it has had on their pocket, the ‘yellows’ decide to resume unemployment.

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The meeting in which the Minister of Transportation, William Camargo, was present in the city of Manizales, did not reach an agreement on some points, especially in what the union denounces about the number of trips they must make per day to be able to cover the expenses with your vehicle.

“Let’s say that in the table that was formed and whose purpose was to report on the progress of the negotiation of 17 points, we considered that on the side of the government team, the Ministry, the Superintendence of Transportation, it allowed us to demonstrate in some elements, issues already solved and others that continue to cause tension”, said the official, as reported The Republic.

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In the afternoon of February 22, an agreement was reached to lift the demonstration

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Santiago Saldarriaga

On June 16, Hugo Ospina, one of the leaders of the union, assured that they would be in a permanent assembly and that they would give a period of 30 days for the National Government to approve their requests, otherwise, as is the case, the taxi drivers They will go on national strike.

So far, the union that represents Ospina has not announced the strike; However, he maintains that if the Government fails to comply with the requests they raised and an agreement is not reached before July 31, this sector will take to the streets.

“We voted for the change, we continue to believe in the change and we do not support the strike”, Ospina sentence.

Regarding the strike announced by Julián Osorio, candidate for the Manizales council, he announced after the failed meeting with the Ministry of Transportation that this Monday they would officiate the strike for August 9.

“We, despite the fact that we have a very sincere minister, very different from the previous one, who said yes to everything and did nothing, this one is clearer, more concise and sincere. But, definitely, they are solutions that do not serve the union in the short term and that is why we have declared ourselves in a permanent assembly and the most likely thing is that on Monday we will officially announce that national strike on August 9,” Osorio said.