Transportation Workers Declare Indefinite Strike (For Next Tuesday)

newsnviews2.jpg(Panama-Guide) By Manuel Vega Loo for La Prensa - The President of the National Chamber of Transportation (Canatra), Dionisio Ortega, said this afternoon they have declared an indefinite work stoppage starting next Tuesday. "It was the decision of the union members, of the transportation workers who get out of bed at 1:00 am or 2:00 am to drive their bus, for those who were killed on 4 September or on the coming months, now they are going to better defend their sources of income," said Ortega. When asked if the bus drivers in the interior of the country will participate in the strike he said their decision is voluntary.

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