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Bus Strike Shuts More Than 20 AMBA Lines as Government Threatens Sanctions

Drivers walked off after missed salary and allowance deposits.

Overview

  • The stoppage began at midnight Friday and affected services run by MOQSA, MOGSM, San Juan Bautista, El Nuevo Halcón and Empresa 216 across the Buenos Aires metropolitan area.
  • After wages were credited, Empresa 216 was reported as the first operator to lift the action and some of its lines returned to normal service.
  • National authorities issued formal notices ordering companies to restore operations immediately and warned of economic penalties for absent service.
  • MOQSA and MOGSM said their routes remain suspended until further notice, leaving major south and west corridors without buses for thousands of commuters.
  • The dispute follows a late‑January agreement for a 4% raise in three tranches, with workers citing recurring non‑payment by the legal fourth business day and commuters shifting to trains and other alternatives.