Strike: Business Leaders Demand Swift Action

Following a week of strikes by public unions in Costa Rica, the private sector is demanding that authorities act faster and prevent public roads from being blockaded.

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

In the face of the strike led by public unions in the country, which has now been ongoing for more than seven days, the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business Sector (UCCAEP) is demanding that the government act quickly and avoid further blockades on public roads.

See "Another week of strike in Costa Rica" and "Strike causes economic losses"

From a statement issued by the UCCAEP:

September 18, 2018. The strike movement that several union leaders have illegally and unpatrioticly promoted for a week, is causing multi million dollar losses to productive sectors and as a chain effect, could jeopardize sources of employment.

This was announced by the Costa Rican Union of Chambers and Associations of the Private Business Sector (UCCAEP), after reviewing some of the most affected sectors, among which are: tourism, freight and goods transport, the bus sector and fuel stations.

The president of UCCAEP, Gonzalo Delgado, described the level of anarchy to which union leaders have subjected Costa Ricans for more than eight days of demonstrations, just to keep their privileges, as unacceptable.

Read full statement (In Spanish).

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