Monday, Dec 19...partial Transportation "stoppage"

[Ceviche]

UPDATE......info as reported by local news channels at 8.15 am

Buses....began functioning around 7.30 am.

Airplanes at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery....no personnel available until noon time.
Customer service in person or via call centers not available. Only contact via e-mail.
Ezeiza Airport????.....sketchy info at this hour

Trains, subways....not functioning until 12:30pm.

Taxis: available but only for rides within CABA. Will not cross over to GBA.

Damn! I am traveling outside ..so all the best to you guys.

 

[Noesdeayer]

gracielle:
All kidding aside.What's with all these updates? Is this the BA Expats Forum or CRONICA--"Siempre Junto al Pueblo"? Always Together with the People.

 

[zensailor]

Regarding the posts about the fatal bus crash.

1...The union driver failed to adhere to ESTABLISHED guidelines and is currently incarcerated.

2...Are you aware of the fairly recent (07.30.2016) hot air balloon crash in Texas that killed 16....Texas is a state that resists any kind of regulation, unions are virtually
non-existent, and any type of oversight is lax at best....the pilot had a history of drug & alcohol abuse, was a multi-convicted drunk driver with privileges suspended, had multiple drugs in his system at the time of the tragedy, and had been warned against taking off due to weather conditions...most of the innocents killed were celebrating a significant event or enjoying a gift flight.

At least, unions establish guidelines, and provide training and oversight.......which system would you feel safest in......a system with unions, training and oversight, or the "Texas way" ?....btw.....this is only one example.....don't forget the plant explosions, and other industrial tragedy's that have been attributed to unskilled or contract labor with no experience or training.....just used because they were cheap.....it should also be noted that the "Texas way" allows the owners to avoid any accountability, and the victims are generally left " holding the bag "......would you rather contemplate this on a "union" subway seat in Buenos Aires, or in a hot-air balloon in Texas ?

 

[Noesdeayer]

zensailor:
WHY did the union driver fail to adhere to established guidlines? Is the key question here.
At any rate according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics for Jan.2016 only 11.1% of US employees belonged to a union.that was 14,8 million persons.
In Argentina the rates are much higher due to the fact that union membership was made obligatory--I am not sure if it still is though.
In spite of the compromised agreement of the gov't with CGT.and some Peronist provincial governors, the CATT the Transport Workers Union is still reserving to itself the right for additional surprise work stoppages or Wildcat Strikes due to a point on having to pay income tax on overtime pay on normal work days.They want it all.
It's getting like NYC in the 1960s here.This noon on a #29 bus that couldn't move period due to the Partido Obrero march.a number of pax got into a heated hassle with the driver over strkes berating the transport CATT.It reminded me of the public outcry in NYC when the subway token booths had to be enclosed in glass because the outraged public were throwing eggs at the TWU employees. Shades of Michael Quill,anyone?