Overview
- The UTA walkout is in its second day, halting 13 of 14 urban lines and leaving about 250,000 people without buses in San Miguel de Tucumán.
- The stoppage answers the suspension of 154 drivers by companies that cite falling fare revenue, delayed transfers and reduced national support acknowledged by the provincial governor.
- City officials proposed advancing SUBE social-attribute funds for October and paying 100% of the municipal student fare SUBEM, but AETAT rejected the plan and exited the meeting.
- Operators are pressing for a shift to per‑kilometer payments and acknowledged requesting about 2,000 million pesos monthly to cover company debts, pointing to models used in Salta, Mendoza and Córdoba.
- Some companies continued running services, notably Rayo Bus, as the union confirmed the strike would persist and warned of possible escalation, with a multi‑party session scheduled at the city council.