General strike today
#1
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General strike today
I see that Aerolineas Argentinas and Latam are cancelling all flights today. Does the strike also affect general airport workers, and will it then force other airlines to cancel as well? Any idea how long it'll last?
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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Update: according to this, the strike is upposed to last until noon tomorrow (Tuesday, 19 Dec): La CGT confirm un paro de 24 horas a partir del medioda de hoy - 18.12.2017 - LA NACION
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Got to look on the bright side. We took the Four and a half hour drive from the Capital down to Carilo for our annual pre Xmas break . All toll booth workers were in strike , so we didnt have to pay one toll !
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In the case of airports, the strike was called by Intercargo staff, which does most of the aircraft handling in Argentina. The only two airlines at EZE that do not use Intercargo are Aerolneas/Austral (but their pilots union went on strike as well) and American Airlines, hence AA flights were the only ones operating.