Monday, June 20 will be a regular productive work day. After a five-hour negotiation, both the government and the transport union reached an agreement and there will be no strike tomorrow.
Day: June 19, 2011
Negotiations continue regarding Monday, June 20’s strike
It is 19:00 and government officials continue the negotiations with the major public transport union. The heavy load transport and the free transport association said earlier that they will not go on strike, as the government met their requirements.
Negotiations underway to cancel tomorrow’s strike
Government is meeting today at 17:00 with the main public transport union with the purpose of cancelling the strike. So, I will write more around 19:00 Bolivian time with an update.
Partial public transport strike on Monday, June 21
While the major transport union still go on strike, the association of free transport (45K members country-wide) will work this Monday. The president agreed to delete part of Supreme Decree No.890. Vehicles older than 12 years will no longer be taken out of service; five-year limits for public transport vehicles and five period tariffs will…
