Labour Minister Carlos Tomada and Justice Minister Julio Alak met  along with Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi and Transport Regulation Committee head Eduardo Sícaro, to analyze the subway workers' unions conflict, after another 24-hour strike was announced to take place on Tuesday. Subway workers plan a total service interruption on the six subway lines and the tram line.

Last week, an 11am-11pm strike was staged by the subway workers, which caused traffic chaos in the capital city. If the government and the subway workers do not reach an agreement before Tuesday, the situation could repeat itself.

In January, subway workers voted in favour of the creation of a new union, to splinter from the UTA transport workers' union. Nevertheless, the government has not yet granted a legal status to the new organization, as the Argentine Labour Law rules there can be only one union per branch.

Last year, a ruling of the Supreme Court opened the door for multiple-union representation, and now the CTA (an umbrella union opposed to the Peronist official CGT Labour Confederation) and subway workers, are asking the government to grant the legal recognition.The union is asking Metrovías to recognize the delegates elected last April as "legitimate," said Rochetti.

About two millions commuters use subways in the city of Buenos Aires daily.