UTA warned of the collapse of the transportation system

The union asked the government and businessmen about the crisis in activity and demanded a dialogue table. He demanded an urgent increase in salary.

11/12/2025 – 11:35 am

In recent days Auto Tramway Association (UTA) Gone from questioning the new leadership General Labor Union (CGT) To give signals for dialogue with the government, although this channel is always possible. Complaints and coercive measures were also recorded on various bus lines, prompting the union to warn against this The risk of collapse of the urban passenger transportation system We demand transparency from the executive authority and companies in managing funds.

Union that leads Roberto Fernandez He expressed his refusal to be an “adaptive variable” in the face of the crisis that the sector is going through It brings together 150,000 workers Between direct and indirect functions, he questioned the current financing scheme, which he described as a “complicated and unclear subsidy system”, in which the national state, provincial and municipal governments intervene, along with rates that are adjusted above the rate of inflation.

The union demands “truly free joint projects”

The UTA president doubled down on the ante and stated that “we are in a constant crisis where corrections are applied rather than solutions” and noted that “It seems that the state and businessmen do not bear responsibility for the complex situation Which we are going through, and that is why the workers decided to speak up.

Fernandez stressed the loss of purchasing power – Uncertainty regarding salary paymentThis sparked conflicts in the suburbs and some governorates, for which he demanded “urgent restructuring of salaries.”

In this regard, he stressed that “partnerships must be truly free,” in response to the Ministry of Economy’s position of setting a monthly ceiling of 1 percent for salary negotiations. Justifying the recent coercive measures at various levels, he said: “It is annoying, stressful and shocking that we are not sure that after a month of hard work we will receive our salaries on time.”

“We the workers will not be the variable of adjustment.”

After this line, UTA denounced: “There are many stopped bus lines Failure to pay their workers’ salaries“Causing unnecessary disruption”, putting salaries, employment sources and public service at risk. In his criticism of the government, he said: “It is surprising that we have to repeat that the state is acting without a road map, only analyzing fiscal or monetary issues” and reiterated that “we workers will not be the adaptive variable.”

He pointed out that the union urged in a document the representatives of the state (national, regional and municipal) and businessmen to a dialogue table where “we analyze the transportation service we want to obtain.” “To ensure public service, we must make the numbers transparent and seek to find out whether the commercial version of ‘not enough’ is correct and how clear the officials’ program is,” he explained.

UTA disagrees with CGT leadership

Regarding his participation in the CGT, Fernández left Congress upset, as the Board of Directors was renewed, especially in light of the disagreement with the appointment of Cristian Geronimo, despite He preferred not to mention names, and announced that he intends to appoint one Secretary-General. For workers’ centralization.

At the same time, he stated that he would accompany the decisions taken within the framework of the labor reform discussion, although he stressed that “a dialogue table must be established with the government, because Unions and workers are getting worse. “If we see that things are holding together, we will not leave CGT and will accompany it, because we are part of it.”

He pointed out that preparing for dialogue does not mean giving up on defending the rights of transport workers, but rather searching for joint and effective solutions to the sector’s challenges. He stressed at this stage that this openness also includes the possibility of coordinating joint work with other union organizations, as long as there is cohesion and commitment at the negotiating table with the executive authority.