Buenos Aires Informer

Storm: Subway B line worker dies electrocuted Union Association of Subway Workers (AGTyP in Spanish) know locally as “Metrodelegados” have decided to suspend the Line B service following the death of a Subte worker this morning as a result of the heavy storm that still batters Buenos Aires. Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

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Subway subte fare hike frozen by injunction The fare hike implemented by the Buenos Aires City government that was meant to come into effect was abruptly suspended through an injunction. The injunction appeal was filed by MST-Project South legislator Alejandro Bodart, who is an advocator of a … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

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City gov't studies special subway fare for low-income commuters The head of Buenos Aires Subways (SBASE), Juan Pablo Piccardo revealed today that the City government is studying to subsidy those commuters not able to afford the new fare of 3.50 pesos that's announced for March 15. However, Piccardo defended the … Read more on Buenos [...]

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Subway: Macri ratifies fares will rise Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri explained today that the 'true' price of subway fares is 6 pesos and that they will go up, adding that the city government would analyse a way to reduce expenses and therefore, fares. After heading the first … Read more on Buenos Aires [...]

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Buenos Aires retires wooden subway cars, world's oldest Father Time has caught up with Buenos Aires' nostalgic wooden subway cars, the oldest in the world. They'll be retired by spring, months shy of the 100th anniversary of when they began rolling on South America's first subway line. Starting next week … Read more on USA [...]

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'Closing the subway is an unnecessary setback for users,' Randazzo Meanwhile, almost immediately, a response to the statements came from the Buenos Aires city government, who firmly defended the measure, stating that the national government had “no authority to talk about public transport.” City Cabinet Chief Horacio … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

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AGTSyP workers to present own subway transfer bill Workers pertaining to the AGTSyP breakaway union assured today that they were to present their own subway transfer bill to the Buenos Aires City legislator, ahead of tomorrow's strike action. On Monday, subway workers will go on strike across different … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

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Subway union to continue strike on Monday Sergio Cultrera, an AGTSyP maintenance sector representative claimed the Buenos Aires City government does not “recognize” them as a union. The City government's Labour Secretariat has nonetheless acted as a mediator between Metrovías and AGTSyP … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

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City Legislature debates subway transfer bill The meeting, which is being held at the Montevideo hall, began with the head of the Public Works Committee Enzo Pagani adressing attendees, followed by Buenos Aires Subways public company head Juan Pablo Piccardo. “This is a relevant project that … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

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City gov't says Subway not 'our business' Buenos Aires City Economy Minister Néstor Grindetti stated today that the Subway management is none of the City government's business, and indicated that it is the national administration which must decide what to do as from January 2013 when all … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

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Buenos Aires subway shutdown enters eighth day BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — There was still no exit Saturday in the weeklong subway strike in Argentina's capital, where a million commuters are caught in the middle of a power struggle between President Cristina Fernandez and Buenos Aires Mayor … Read more on The Associated Press

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Workers confirm tenth day running of subway strike in Buenos Aires The workers on strike said they would press charges against Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri before the International Labour Organization for trying to “hinder their right to strike”. The workers lawyer Luis Ramirez said that “workers do not accept … Read more on MercoPress

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No end to Buenos Aires subway strike amid power struggle between president … BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – There's still no exit in the weeklong subway strike in Argentina's capital, where President Cristina Fernandez and Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri are locked in a power struggle that has a million commuters caught in the … Read [...]

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Subway: another day of strike looms as workers fail to obtain answer from City … Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo dismissed yesterday Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri's words when he accused union leaders of working for the national government and questioned the mayor's “stubbornness” on taking control of … Read more on Buenos [...]

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Argentina's Capital Paralysed As Subway Strike Enters 5th Day BUENOS AIRES, Aug 9 (Bernama) — A subway strike here has entered its fifth day, paralysing the Argentine capital with no reconciliation in sight, according to local media. The strike to demand for higher wages, which disrupted the capital's network of … Read more on Bernama

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