Bus strike in Rio: drivers reduce order and new meeting will take place

With the state of strike by the Road Workers Union maintained, another hearing at the Regional Labor Court of the 1st Region is scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday (8), at 11am.

The president of the Road Workers Union, Sebastião José, presented a position after the assembly, held in the Rocha Miranda neighborhood, in the North Zone of Rio, with approximately 600 bus workers present, this Tuesday (7), that the strike continues and that they made the readjustment of the demand more flexible to 12% twice from 6% (June and November).

In addition, they pointed out that the claim for the food voucher continues to be worth R$ 1,000.00.

In the state of strike, part of the fleet continues to circulate.

4.5% suggested by Rio Ônibus was offered, but was rejected by the workers.

Rio Ônibus also informed that it continues in negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement and hopes that the situation will be resolved.

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Understand the strike
The strike began on June 29, after the failure of negotiations for the category's salary campaign. Without consensus between workers and companies, road workers decided to start the wall movement while demanding improvements in working conditions and salary adjustments.

Currently, the category is in a state of strike, with part of the fleet in circulation.

Among the main demands of the category are:

- Salary floor of R$4,000 for drivers and R$5,000 for articulated bus drivers;
- 17% adjustment for all workers;
- Food voucher of R$1,000;
- Health and dental plan;
- End of temporary contracts at Mobi-Rio, with the transition to the CLT regime.

*under the supervision of AR.

Source: CNN