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Roberto “Beto” Pianelli, Leader of Buenos Aires Subway Union, Dies at 59

The longtime Metrodelegados chief was a driving force behind labor actions and health-safety campaigns over asbestos in subway cars.

Overview

  • The Metrodelegados union (AGTSyP) announced his death on social media on January 29.
  • Union sources said he died from complications linked to a liver transplant.
  • Pianelli led the subway workers’ union since 2011 after helping found the Metrodelegados as an alternative to the UTA.
  • He began in the 1990s as a ticket seller on Line E and later became the CTA National secretary of Occupational Health.
  • Condolences poured in from unions, left-wing politicians, and concessionaire Emova, which expressed support for his family and colleagues.