Paralysis of 9 concessionaires delays bus departure in São Paulo

The departure of buses managed by SPTrans in São Paulo was delayed this Monday (28) due to a partial strike of drivers and conductors asking for salary improvement.

In a statement sent to Jovem Pan around 6 am, SPTrans said that the beginning of the operation was delayed in nine concessionaires of the system and that the circulation has been “gradually normalized”.

“SPTrans requested support from the police in the garages and will file a police report so that those involved in the interruption of essential service to the population are held responsible, and is applying, automatically, the fines for the trips not made to the concessionaires,” said the note.

SPTrans regretted the delays and said there was no respect for the legal deadline of 72 hours for advance official communication to the population and the managing body of essential service stoppage.

According to the municipal agency, the stoppage impaired the services since 3 am this Monday.

According to the website of the Union of Drivers and Workers in Urban Road Transport of São Paulo (SindMotoristas), the decision to strike this week was taken in meetings and unanimously “due to the absence of a new employer’s proposal containing the valuation of economic clauses, especially the return of 30 minutes of a paid meal.”

The concessionaires affected by the strike were: Grajaú (south zone), MobiBrasil (south zone), Transppass (west zone), Viação Campo Belo (south zone), KBPX (south zone), Metrópole 3 (east zone), Santa Brígida (north zone), Gato Preto (west zone), Sambaíba (north zone).

The other concessionaires of the system are with their normal operation since the beginning of the day.

With information from Jovem Pan

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