On Wednesday, February 22, taxi drivers in the country will go on a national strike in most cities in Colombia. for a few weeks They expressed their disagreement to the Ministry of Transport.
Mobilizations were initially called for 23 January. However, thanks to the intervention of the authorities, they decided to set up a dialogue table to discuss the union’s demands.
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Taxi drivers demand regulation of transportation apps like Uber and lower gasoline prices. They have not been able to reach an agreement so far and the national strike is still going on.
locks They are scheduled to begin at dawn this Wednesday. However, in some cities the schedules will be different.
In the capital, the taxi drivers’ union will take over some of the main streets. These include Carrera 37 and Calle 13 in front of the Ministry of Mobility, Calle 26 and Avenida Cali, Banderas Monument and Calle 80 at the Siberian exit.
They will also be at some of the most important stations of the Transmilenio system, such as Portal del 20 de Julio, Portal del Norte and Tunal Portal. Other One of the sectors that will be affected will be those close to El Dorado International Airport.
The taxi drivers union will have at least 7 collection points in the Aburrá Valley and the Near East. There will be no mobilization, but They will stay in these places throughout the day, which means blocking roads.
Concentrations in Medellín, the Aburrá Valley and the Near East are:
– Caldas bypass located near the regional road at the junction with Sabaneta
– Mayorca shopping mall in Sabaneta
– on the scale of the Medellín – Bogota highway
– Medellín-Bogotá highway in the village of Belén in Rionegro
– Northern Highway between Copacabana and Niquía
– East Tunnel
– West Tunnel
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There will be no strikes in the capital, Valle del Cauca, as predicted in other cities, but ‘Turtle Plan’ will be made where they will reduce speed mobility in different key points of the city.
Some of the city’s taxi drivers gathered in sectors like Sameco and Menga in northern Cali to start the hike after an hour at 4am; Commerce Bridge, northeast; Alfonso López in the east; Garden City to the south; Portada al Mar, west and Transport Terminal, centre.
in Bucaramanga, Drivers will gather at two points from six in the morningThe first was at Papi Quiero Piña in Floridablanca and the second was at the Provenza bridge.
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The points mentioned will be meeting points and concentrations as everyone who is part of the yellow guild comes. Nearly seven thousand taxi drivers are expected to attend this show called ’22F’.
According to DATT, yellows allowed routes from Bomba del Amparo, CAÍ de Ceballos and Hotel Corales de Indias to Torre del Reloj. The mobilization will begin at 6 am. But they give assurances from some taxi driver unions that they will not join the day.because they think that this strike did not address the problems of the union in depth.
They gave the following assurance from the synditax del Atlántico union: Taxi drivers will not participate in the strike called for this Wednesday in the countrybecause they “politicized” the cessation of these activities.
They want to continue to destabilize and polarize the country through such activities. “As a union in Barranquilla, we have conveyed a request to mayor Jaime Pumarejo to sit down and talk about this cessation of activity,” Sinditax chairman Orlinson Villa said.
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The leader is upset that the District manager has not responded yet and if he does not receive a response within the next few days, They will organize the cessation of activities in Barranquilla themselves.
“Here in Barranquilla we have a big problem, which is the taximeter issue, because the Metropolitan Area keeps saying that it plans to implement the meter at 420 pesos per ride from the user. We strongly disagree with that and we have already passed the petitions,” he said.
Agremitaxis spokesperson reported that representatives of different taxi cooperatives coordinated the blockade of various points in Santa Marta. Mamatoco junction, La Piragua junction, Bomba ZucaVia the entrances and exits of Simón Bolívar International Airport and El Rodadero.
Although taxi service will be normal in the urban environment, due to the surrounding blockade 1,500 Samaritan taxi drivers, Santa Marta has a few sectors to cut. One of them is the neighborhoods located after the 11 November bridge because “no one will be allowed to pass” at this point.
The venues for the demonstration have yet to be determined because until this Tuesday afternoon, the taxi drivers’ representatives were in talks with the Ministry of Transport. Despite this, they confirmed that the strike would take place. According to some known versions, a turtle plan was conceived along the main streets of the city.
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Because of this determination, schools, companies and other organizations have decided not to displace their students and staff and to run virtual activities.
Manizales Ministry of Education issued a circular ordering all rectors and teachers to work at home. Similarly, he urged informal (private) schools to take advantage of the advice and thus avoid risky situations for minors.
Likewise, many universities will have virtual classrooms, including U. de Manizales, the Catholic University and Luis Amigó.
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Source: Exame
