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Another day of the TMB bus strike with robust results this Thursday in Barcelona. After the strikes in latest days that had been hardly seen within the companies, this time it’s the three majority unions (CGT; CCOO and UGT) who name drivers to strike for twenty-four hours to say retirement at 60 years of age.
The strike is a part of a state mobilization of driving professionals and likewise impacts the remainder of the bus traces in Catalonia.
The strike has been seen since early this Thursday with massive crowds on city buses, though many customers have used different technique of transport such because the metro or the tram.
40% of companies assured at rush hour
The minimal companies decreed by the Generalitat are 20% on all traces and 40% at peak hours. A choice that has not gone down nicely with Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) which criticizes that they’re “inadequate” and predicted this Wednesday mobility issues which might be already being seen from early this Thursday.
The minimal service hours are as follows:
From midnight to six:30 a.m.: 20% of the service circulates.
From 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.: 40% of the service runs and one neighborhood bus per line.
From 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: 20% of the service circulates.
From 4 to eight pm: 40% of the service circulates and one neighborhood bus per line.
From 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.: 20% of the service circulates.
This week there has additionally been a partial strike on Monday and Tuesday however the follow-up has been minority, a undeniable fact that has precipitated the strike known as for Wednesday to be known as off.
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