After a meeting held at La Moneda between representatives of the Fuerza del Norte Transporters Confederation and the government, the parties failed to reach an agreement, so the truck drivers' and transporters' strike will continue indefinitely.
"The strike continues, indefinitely," said leader Cristian Sandoval at the end of the meeting at the Government Palace.
Among the main points of disagreement with the Executive, Sandoval mentioned the elimination of the specific tax on fuels and the implementation timelines for the measures offered by the government. The meeting was led by Interior Minister Claudio Alvarado.
"We will have to wait patiently if the government wants to talk," Sandoval said.
Thus, the work stoppage will continue as the parties await a new rapprochement.
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Following a meeting held at La Moneda between representatives of the Fuerza del Norte Transport Confederation and the government, the parties failed to reach an agreement, so the truck drivers' and transporters' strike will continue indefinitely.
"The strike continues, indefinitely," said union leader Cristian Sandoval at the end of the meeting at the Government Palace. Sandoval explained that "there is no agreement. What there was, was a conversation. What we were able to do is that, on some points of the list of demands we brought, the government accepted." Among them, he mentioned that the Executive Branch "accepted that the transport registry be made law and that they would take it to Congress. It already accepted that we could carry the kilometers traveled so that we could charge a fare according to our transport cost index, because in reality, that is the discussion we have today. We do not have a fare or a fixed floor so that we can operate." However, regarding fuel prices, Sandoval specified that "on that point we did not reach an agreement. And the strike continues." Among the main points of disagreement with the Executive Branch, Sandoval mentioned the elimination of the specific tax on fuels and the implementation timelines for the measures offered by the government. The meeting was led by Interior Minister Claudio Alvarado.
"The government offered 74 days of freezing fuel prices, because with tomorrow's increase we lose a week," said Sandoval, who added that the proposal was not accepted "because we want a reduction in the price of fuel and a reduction in the specific tax."
"We need the reduction of the specific tax because everything they have given so far is long-term," the union leader added.
"We will have to wait patiently if the government wants to talk," Sandoval said, regarding the possibility of new approaches with the authorities, which could occur "when the government can open the conversation again." In this way, the work stoppage will continue while awaiting a new rapprochement between the parties.