Barcelona's bus drivers strike heavily impacts commuters
Workers call to lower retirement to 60 years as 'job is hard, dangerous, and worns out'
Workers call to lower retirement to 60 years as 'job is hard, dangerous, and worns out'
Minimum services set to 40% during peak hour and 20% for the rest of the day, as protest planned to continue until end of month
The metro strike organised by employees of Barcelona Public Transport (TMB) who were demanding a salary increase has been cancelled. The bus strike is still planned, although after the metro’s cancellation, bus workers would be also considering doing so. The strike was coinciding with the world’s main trade fair and conference of the mobile phone and mobile technology industry. However, it was not affecting taxis, tramways, airport buses, and commuter trains. The strike will only affect urban buses. The underground will be operating as normal. During rush hour buses will function at 50% of their capacity and the rest of the day at 20%.