Khamis, 3 Februari 2011

Major bus strikes today

Major bus strikes today

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Take a cab – the bus company refunds the money

Waste collectors in Aarhus meeting early this morning decided not to join the strike (Photo: Scanpix)

Buses will hard to come by in the Copenhagen area today due to a strike.

Bus drivers across the country are currently in a union meeting, so as a minimum, there will be no bus driving this morning.

The bus drivers' strike is mainly a protest against two major issues: the government's plan to phase out the early retirement programme and a change in policy that will require drivers to pay for compulsory training.

“Our customers can expect a significant decrease in the level of our bus services today,” Dorthe Nøhr Pedersen, CEO of traffic company Movia, told TV2 this morning. “They should look out for alternative means of travel.”

She added that Movia's travel guarantee will remain valid until further notice. This means that customers who wait for more than 20 minutes for a bus can take a taxi and have the fare refunded (to a maximum of 300 kroner).

Waste collectors, rescue service workers at Falck and baggage-handling staff at airports are also in union talks this morning to discuss the possibility of a strike.

The following routes in the Greater Copenhagen area will not be running due to the strike:
2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 10, 11A, 13, 14, 15, 16E, 18, 20E, 22, 26, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 40, 42, 43, 65E, 66, 67, 68, 77, 78, 101A, 102A, 103, 104E, 106, 108, 109, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 123, 126, 127, 128, 142, 143, 145, 147, 150S, 151, 152, 156, 157, 158, 159, 165, 167, 168, 169, 170, 173E, 176, 179, 182, 183, 184, 185, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 221, 223E, 225, 226E, 227, 230R, 231E, 236, 240, 245, 246, 250S, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305E, 306, 307, 308, 309E, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 324, 325, 326, 327, 333, 334, 335, 337, 338, 340, 345, 346, 347, 350S, 353, 354, 358, 360R, 361, 362, 363, 370E, 371, 372, 377, 380R, 381, 382E, 384, 385, 388, 390R, 537E, 538E, 561E, 600S, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 607, 801, 802, 803, 805, 806, 818, 820, 827, 834, 844, 850, 852, 853, 854, 855 and 857

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