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Diesel Increases May Prompt Strike
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January 05, 2010



The President of the National Confederation of Traders and Transportation Workers, Edmundo Delgado Ramírez, said that the country's transportation workers would turn off their engines if the federal government does not reduce the price of diesel to 6.30 pesos per liter.

He added that if the workers stop driving, the country might collapse because many food carriers would not operate. Blockages in some parts of Mexico have already occurred, and a national strike is expected, he said.

Delgado admitted, however, that he is against blocking highways and city avenues.

“We are against blockages, (and) we merely need to turn off our engines so that the federal government would realize how important we are to the country,” he said.

The national strike would be announced 24 hours beforehand in order to avoid intervention, he said.

“They think we are earning dollars,” he said. “They compare us with countries that are thriving while we are declining.

“Co-workers are eating tires, motors are malfunctioning and we still have no answers from the government,” he added.

Diesel increased to 8.16 pesos per liter. The fuel is used by 80 percent of passenger vehicles as well as by food, agricultural and seafood carriers.

Delgado insisted that transportation workers would do something about the increase and will demand a reduction in the price of diesel.

He said that truck drivers receive their pay in pesos, not dollars, which is why he believes there is no comparison regarding the work conditions of a transportation worker.

Delgado added that the increases make it difficult for workers to improve their quality of life.




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