March Suspended in Cartagena Scheduled for May 8
A group of unions had announced a rally in Cartagena for May 8. According to Antonio Cabarcas Marchán, president of the Union of Official and Public Workers of the Mayor's Office of Cartagena (Sintraofipucar), the protest was scheduled due to several inconsistencies the group had with the district administration.
TL;DR
- A protest by Cartagena unions scheduled for May 8 has been canceled.
- The cancellation follows a meeting between union leaders and Mayor Dumek Turbay.
- Agreements were reached on retroactive severance pay, with payment mandated by law.
- Commitments were made regarding delayed payments for compensatory leave and provisions for traffic agents and firefighters.
- A study and structuring of an intervention for the Edificio Mariscal, costing approximately 12 billion pesos, was agreed upon.
- The mayor will review the recreational headquarters in Bocacanoa with union representatives within 15 days.
- The district plans to increase the number of traffic agents and present a project for institutional redesign in the second half of the year.
- Studies and designs are underway for a new District Administrative Center (CAD) to centralize municipal dependencies.
- Two potential locations for the CAD are being considered: a public property near the INEM school in Los Corales, and a site next to Patio Portal de Transcaribe in El Gallo.
- The new CAD aims to centralize government services, reduce rental costs, and save citizens travel time.
- The project for the new CAD is expected to be presented to the Council in June.
- The new administrative center may also house other entities like the Comptroller's Office, the Ombudsman's Office, and the Council, along with commercial development components.