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Subway strike in Buenos Aires, free parking in most Avenues
Posted on10 November 2009 at 12:15. Tags: buenos aires, parking, strike, subway

Buenos Aires subway unionists, after the failure of negotiations, began a strike an hour before the service ended yesterday, surprising users who attempted to travel at that time of night.
This morning, crossed versions began to com eout from both sides, unionists and Company managers.
Union representatives confirmed tha workers were on strike in all lines and there was no service in any section.
Company Representatives, for their part reported that “there was an emergency service in some sections of lines D and E”.
The last report from the company at 6:30 am said that lines A, B, C and H were interrupted while the line D trains were circulating between Cathedral and José Hernández stations , and E was running only between Bolivar and Avenida La Plata.
Unioniosts refused accuisations from the company and accused them of “lying to society”.
The company’s spokeswoman Lucila Maldonado said that a presentation was made before the Federal Court for Criminal and Correctional Issues 4.
Pointing out that “Metrovías (the company) denounced the attitude of workers participating in the strike, the actions they take to prevent the circulation of trains and requested police intervention to allow for the trains to run.
The General Directorate of Traffic announced a schedule of free parking in Buenos Aires City.
Free parking in every street and avenue of the city where it is normally prohibited excluding:
• Ingeniero Huergo, Eduardo Madero, 9 de Julio, La Rabida and central lanes of Avenida Leandro N. Alem and Paseo Colon as well as the part of some Avenues with exclusive lanes for public passenger transport such as Entre Ríos, Callao, Cordoba and Pueyrredón.
• Metered parking is still working, and users need to pay the usual fee.

Photo report: Subway workers go on strike in Buenos Aires

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Photo report: Subway workers go on strike in Buenos Aires
Published by Xinhua
Saturday, 07 November 2009

Police block the strikers at a subway station during a subway strike in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, November 5th. Argentine capital suffered a day of travel chaos as the workers of subway held a strike on Thursday. (© Xinhua/Martin Zabala)

Staff members of subway take part in a strike at a subway station in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, November 5th. (© Xinhua/Martin Zabala)

Police block the strikers at a subway station during a subway strike in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, November 5th. (© Xinhua/Martin Zabala)

The photo taken on November 5th, shows the empty carriage during a subway strike in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. (© Xinhua/Martin Zabala)

The photo taken on November 5th, shows the platform of a subway station during a subway strike in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. (© Xinhua/Martin Zabala)

The photo taken on November 5th, shows the empty ticket booths during a subway strike in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. (© Xinhua/Martin Zabala)

Police stand guard at a subway station during a subway strike in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina,November 5th. (© Xinhua/Martin Zabala)

Police stand guard at a subway station during a subway strike in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina,November 5th. (© Xinhua/Martin Zabala)