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They called for a new “molinetazo” this Friday against the increase in transportation - Infobae​

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March 14, 2024

“The measure arises mainly from students who warn that with this high rate thousands and thousands will not be able to continue their studies,” expressed student leaders and left-wing organizations about the measure.

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This was the "molinetazo", jumping of the turnstiles in the train and subway stations, in rejection of the transport increases

After the controversy over the “ molinetazo ” carried out by different sectors during March 1, the day on which President Javier Milei inaugurated the regular sessions in the National Congress , now the left calls for repeating the action this Friday . On this occasion, it will be against the head of the Buenos Aires Government Jorge Macri , with the aim of demonstrating against the increase in transportation.
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They called for another molinetazo for this Friday

“Student centers, organizations, neighborhood assemblies and groups in struggle call on March 15, the day on which the Government of the City of Buenos Aires will hold mandatory public hearings to implement the increases, for a new action of jumping the pinwheels at the Once station at 5:00 p.m. as a protest measure against the high transportation rates,” indicates the call for the sectors.


And he argues: "The measure arises mainly from students who warn that with this high rate thousands and thousands will not be able to continue their studies."



In this sense, Catalina Jure, culture secretary of the Argentine University Federation and UNA Movement Arts student, stated: “We are carrying out this action again, which had a massive impact two weeks ago because the subway fare cannot happen.” .



The left and social organizations carried out a "molinetazo" in the main train stations

“Milei and Jorge Macri increase the rates the moment classes start. In the City of Buenos Aires we do not have any per diem or educational ticket for university students,” she protested. And he went deeper: “It is even in danger in tertiary and secondary institutes. “The level of attack by the Milei government on our rights and living conditions endangers all our rights, such as the right to education.”

For her part, Tatiana Fernández Martí, director of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the UBA, wrote on To increase the value of the subway, students, artists and assemblies are going to once again hold an artistic molinetazo in Plaza Miserere to say NO to the high rate.”

“The fight is now,” stressed the person who recently went viral for publishing a video on social networks calling for people to jump the subway turnstiles.


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Tatiana Fernández Martí, director of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the UBA, once again called for a "molinetazo"

Union for the Homeland asked to expand the student ticket in CABA​

“We Buenos Aires men and women suffer a double tariff,” they stated through a video published on the X account of the Unión por la Patria block of legislators , in which they talk about the presentation of a project to expand the scope of the ticket student in the City of Buenos Aires .



According to what they stated from the political front, the ticket to use transportation will cost around $800. Likewise, they warned that the Buenos Aires student ticket only covers students at the initial, primary and secondary levels.

For this reason, Unión por la Patria stressed the need to “expand the scope” by including university and higher education students. What's more, according to the information published, they propose adding workers, teachers and non-teachers of all "levels and modalities."


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Buenos Aires legislators Unión por la Patria presented the project on the student ticket

When commenting on their project, which was presented in the Buenos Aires Legislature, they developed that the proposal would involve reducing the rate for those who accompany students under 12 years of age and eliminating the limit on daily trips. In addition, they propose extending it to Saturdays.

On the other hand, they clarified that transportation companies will be “obliged” to inform “about the existence of the educational ticket and how to process it.”

As indicated, the proposal arose as a result of the “pulverization of the purchasing power carried out by Milei and Macri.” “The State has to promote and guarantee access to education. It is a right,” they stressed.
 
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