Porters blocked Mar del Plata micro terminal for the fourth day - They demand labor regularization. Passengers must walk 150 meters to reach the departure platforms.

For the fourth consecutive day, the trunk blocks block access to the Mar del Plata bus terminal, in demand for the regularization of 30 workers, which means that long and medium-distance bus passengers must go up and down more than one hundred meters away from the terminal.

The deputy secretary of the Autonomous CTA, Carlos Amodey, reiterated on Tuesday that they will "continue and accompany the partners until the employers or the concessionaire assume their responsibilities and launder these workers."

Porters blocked Mar del Plata micro terminal

The unionist recalled that "the conflict began last year" and they were promised that "they would solve it", but throughout 2019 they went to "eight meetings at the Ministry of Labor and if the concessionaire was not missing, the businessmen were missing."

"The porters live on the tips of the passengers, they have no salary, they are not registered. We want the intervention of the Ministries of Transport and Labor to control and verify what happens here and find a solution," he said.

The porters have been claiming for more than a year and a half since they "are not registered, do not depend on any company or the concession of the terminal, do not receive any fixed income but live on the tip, do not have social work or ART , if they get hurt - as it happens frequently - they must be treated on their own, "Amodey explained.

The protest concentrates on the access to the station and extends for more than 150 meters across the 9 de Julio street to Italy, about three blocks from the access to the Mar del Plata terminal.

Ford sells the new F-150 Raptor in Argentina: details and price

The automaker will enlarge its portfolio of pick-ups in the local market.

A new member is added to the Ford Argentina pick-up family. The local subsidiary of the US automaker announced the launch of the new F-150 Raptor. In this way, the company tries to gain ground in one of the segments that suffered to a lesser extent the crisis that the sector experienced last year.

The F-150 Raptor will become part of the Ford portfolio that already makes up the New Ranger, Ranger Raptor and F-150. Its design was in charge of the Ford Performance team, a unit launched in 2014 that acts as a tester for various developments, with the aim of “optimizing high-impact high-speed o-road driving”.

One of its main differentials is its EcoBoost 3.5-liter Bi-Turbo V6 engine with 24 valves at the head, with intercooler and dual fuel injection system. It has a capacity of 456 horsepower and 691Nm of torque. In turn, it has a start / stop system and a 10-speed gearbox.

The driver and passenger seats have electric adjustment with up to 10 positions and are air-conditioned, while the rear ones also have to adjust cold / heat and are folding to carry more load.

To complement your off-road driving, it has seven preset driving modes. The Normal is for daily driving, the Sport for higher performance at high speeds, the Slippery for the streets covered by snow or ice and Deep Snow for the rough terrain. The Ford F-150 Rapter Pick-up is complemented by the Tow / Transport for heavy loads, Low for high speed on o-road terrain and Rock Crawl for rock climbing at low speed.

Technologically, it has an instrument panel with an 8 ’LCD screen, an 8’ multi-touch screen with SYNC3 accompanied by a B&O Play Premium audio system with 10 speakers and GPS.

Meanwhile, in terms of safety, it has integrated an information system to warn the driver about blind spots, a lane maintenance system, a pre-collision system that activates the brakes autonomously when detecting pedestrians and speed control, which automatically regulates when taking the distance with the vehicle ahead as reference.

It also has the Co-Pilot 360 package products incorporated:

Electric Power Steering - Normal, Sport and Confor modes

Pro Trailer Back-Up Assist - driver assistance to park in reverse with a trailer

Slope Starting Assistant - keeps the vehicle braked for two seconds when releasing the brake pedal when detecting a slope

Anti-Rollover Control - stabilizes the car against extreme rollover

Stability Control - applies braking pressure and reduces torque to keep it on the path chosen by the driver

Inflatable rear safety belts - distribute the impact over a wider area than traditional

Its exterior design stands out for its exclusive grill with LED lights, the same lighting is present in the headlights, the exterior mirrors and the rear lights. It also has a steel bumper guard, 17 ’wheels and two tow hooks.

This new model is developed in the United States and in the local market it will be available in four colors: Performance Blue, Oxford White, Magnetic Gray and Ebony Black. Its price will be $ 85,000 ($ 5.3 million, according to the current price).