The large trucks that haul propane gas around the country came to a halt yesterday as the SACTPA teamster’s union called a strike to try and get better working conditions. As a result the union organizers halted the trucks from Gas Caribe, Crediga, Rally Gas, Cocigas, Cinco Estrellas Gas, and Cocaleca Gas from entering the Dominican Refinery and filling up their tanks. As a result dozens of tank trucks were parked outside of the refinery (REFIDOMSA) waiting to be dispatched.
Clemente Morillo, the union’s leader, said that the strike was called in order to get the trucking company’s owners and the propane distributors to the bargaining table under the auspices of the Ministry of Labor. He praised the refinery’s president, Aristedes Fernandez Zucco, as a great mediator in the conflict.
The union is asking for family medical insurance, life insurance, social security benefits, safety equipment for the trucks in accordance with the law.