Overview

• AGTSyP-Metrodelegados halted all subway lines and the Premetro from 1 PM to 3 PM on August 4, with workshops stopping from 10 AM to noon
• The union staged the action to protest the death of Line D driver Walter Berhovet, whom it calls the fifth asbestos-related fatality among more than 110 diagnosed workers
• Metrodelegates demand urgent replacement of CAF 5000 and other contaminated fleets alongside a comprehensive desasbestization strategy
• Concessionaire Emova rejects a direct link between Berhovet’s death and workplace asbestos, citing a preexisting condition and lack of conclusive clinical evidence
• Emova points to its 2018-launched removal program and over 4,000 air-quality tests validated by the City’s Environmental Protection Agency