The subterfuge began: how long will it last and which lines will be affected?
The service has been suspended since 5.30 p.m. and will remain so until 7.30 p.m. Workers claim they are overworked and overburdened, and they want their workday cut in half “to save two francs.”
The service of the subway lines B and C has been suspended since 5.30 a.m. and will remain so until 7.30 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the Gremial Association of Subway and Metro Workers (Agtsyp). The measure is in response to asbestos exposure and also requests a “immediate reduction in working hours to earn two French francs.”
The gremio informed the public through a communiqué signed by the secretaries general and adjutant, Roberto Pianelli and Néstor Segovia, that it had private meetings with port officials to discuss the request for “reduction of the working day to have two francos” and that it demonstrated “its good predisposition to achieve understanding.”
They also stated that the main reason for the two-hour walk is “to reduce exposure to asbestos, a cancer-causing mineral whose presence in the underground network came to light in 2018.”
According to their written authorities, the union has yet to receive a “positive response” from the distributor Emova and has only received “evasive” responses from the company Sbase.
“As a result, we would like to announce that if this behavior continues in the scheduled hearing on Tuesday [today], we will be forced to take self-defense measures,” which were ratified yesterday by Enrique Rositto, press secretary.
“We apologize to users for any inconvenience caused by their travel.” “We ask that they choose alternative modes of transportation on that day,” said the ratified message today.
