CGT strike: No subways or trains, but many businesses open

Some commotion in Buenos Aires due to general strike

first thing in the morning, Buenos Aires seemed to be in the middle of phase 1 of the pandemic, To the general strike, which seems powerful and has a direct impact on public transport, there is also added a cold that reminds us that the winter months are just about to appear at their leisure.

In Airport:Loudspeakers block out all the noise that passengers need to quickly avoid missing boarding. There are no flights today, so there are no passengers.,

There are almost empty corridors, Airport security police and staff Kiosks, cafes and convenience stores that are coordinating with their premises managers on how to manage the car that will take them home in the absence of buses. Those who have just arrived for their shift decide what they will devote the day to: replenishing merchandise, organizing and cleaning the warehouse, changing signage. They hardly expect customers this Thursday. Some staff in other areas of this airport may be flashing red notices on the screen: The legend “canceled” is repeated in all cases.

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movement in Bus stops are directly proportional to what can be expected from the movement of units: little or nothing., With so many shelters out and it seemed like the last thing to be lost was hope, Mariana and Cecilia turned their heads to see if they could see any 130 coming, one of the active lines, a statement According to Transport Secretary,

,We waited for forty minutes, but nothing happened, We already warned at work, they are patient, but it is very cold,” said one of them.

on his journey, infobae Saw some units of 161 with the beacon on General Paz or its collector, and some other units of Line 8 rotating through it metrobus of avenue 9 july,

By placing cones at each location in front of the pumps, Some YPF in Saavedra have made it known that they are not going to load fuel. But not all: in some cases, such as at a railway station Figueroa Alcorta and Echeveria, service was provided. Also at Shell on Ilya Highway.

It is noteworthy that at around eight in the morning Late. Some buses plying General Paz Avenue – a 107, a 150 – are completely empty

, Perhaps, Its daily users have chosen another way to commuteor depend on more than one line, or have joined the general strike.

For its part, on the coast of Riachuello, towards Villa Fiorito, The property on which the terminal operates DOTA Transportation Company is surrounded by At least five federal police patrol cars. They are there to protect this scenario, which is contrary to the general strike called by the CGT, by putting almost 50% of their units into circulation.

,We don’t reach 50% on the road”, says a driver, who has just completed his shift, under his breath. But he clarified that only representatives other than the company make official communications.

from there Units depart from Lines 8, 21, 31 and 101, among others. They do not know whether they will get passengers or not: in many cases users rely on a combination of several buses. ,I emptied the entire route practically. People did not come out on the roads,” a driver told Infobae.

a few blocks away, in Fiorito, a pharmacist serves a mother of three children through the window and Alfredo, a 57-year-old cardboard collector, arranges the proceeds from his trip yesterday in a pile next to the car with which he will leave again in a few hours . ,“They don’t take out the trash today, this might be a good day to get my stuff together.”

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after 8 am Some businesses started opening to the public, Lottery agencies and some supermarkets also lifted their curtains. At the Dea branch in Villa Soldati, the manager has warned that they will review their headcount on a shift-by-shift basis: “We are dependent on public transport, if we do not have the minimum number of employees we will have to close it“, explain.

Only a small number of customers come to the supermarket: those who depend on an ingredient they cannot find in the pantry and those who, they say, They knew commerce would remain open “because in this country you have to work”.,

By Juliet Roff