Subway strike: lines D and E will not work this Friday

This Monday will not work the subway lines A and H by a measure of force promoted by the Association of Subway and Premetro Workers (AGTSyP – Metrodelegados).

Through a statement, which was published this Friday, the cessation of activities will be implemented 5:30 to 7:30. In addition, they mentioned that they will demand a reduction in the working day to “reduce daily exposure to asbestos.”

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After claiming the lack of responses from the authorities, the union reported: “From the Association of Subway and Premetro Workers (AGTSyP – Metrodelegadxs) we announce that on the Monday, April 3 We will carry out self-defense measures that will consist of stopping service on lines A and H, from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. In this way, the aforementioned lines will begin their daily service at 7:30 a.m.

Finally, they apologized to the users for affecting their trips, although they warned: “We ask you to opt for alternative means of transportation that day.”

The metro delegates carried out a subway stoppage that affected lines D and E

The Trade Association of Subway and Premetro Workers (Agtsyp) announced for this friday a new stoppage of activitiesthis time in lines D, E and Premetro, between 5.30 and 7.30. The measure is part of a fight plan that the union has been carrying out to demand a reduction in working hours.

“Tomorrow between 5.30 and 7.30 we will continue our fight plan claiming reduction of the day with 2 francs, to reduce exposure to asbestos, change of contaminated fleets and replacement of missing personnel, “the union reported through a statement.

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In this context, Claudio Dellecarbonara, Agtsyp’s executive secretary, announced that “the fight plan and force measures will continue in the coming days until we obtain a satisfactory response to our claims”.

In addition, from the union they indicated that “in recent months” held hearings and private meetings in which they demanded the “reduction of the working day to have two francs” but They didn’t get a positive response from the company..

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This Wednesday the metro delegates carried out a similar force measurewhere there was also a stoppage of activities, between 5:30 and 7:30, but in this case on lines B and C.

In the statement they reiterated that the reasons for the strike are for health reasons. “We remember that the need to reduce the weekly working day is raised by health issuesto reduce exposure to asbestos, a carcinogenic mineral whose presence in the underground network came to light in 2018,” the union said.