2024-09-06 06:00:40
The Central Unitary Workers’ Union (CUT) has called for a national day of mobilizations on September 19, 2024.
This decision comes in response to the national strike initiated by the freight transport union in protest against the increase in the price of diesel.a measure that, according to the president of the CUT, Fabio Arias, is being used to destabilize the government of President Gustavo Petro.
The transporters’ strike, which began on August 30 after the announcement of the increase of $2,000 per gallon of diesel fuelhas led thousands of drivers to block the country’s main roads, generating vehicular chaos that affects various regions. President Gustavo Petro, in a message through his X account, defended the measure, arguing that the increase is a necessary correction to recover funds from a subsidy that should never have been granted and that now represents a significant part of Colombia’s public debt.The country will not allow itself to be blocked“the president stated bluntly.
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Faced with this situation, Fabio Arias, leader of the CUT, has taken a step forward, pointing out that the truckers’ strike is just an excuse to carry out what he considers an attempted coup d’état.The CUT, the CGT and the Confederation of Pensioners consider the truckers’ strike absolutely unnecessary, because it does not address the real needs of the country.“, Arias said.
The leader has called on all trade union and social organizations to join the march called for September 19, with the intention of defending President Petro’s constitutional period and rejecting actions aimed at disrupting the electoral cycle. “We will meet throughout the country and in Bogotá, in the Plaza de Bolívar, to fight against these coup attempts,” announced the union leader.
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