No metro and bus strike on Friday

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No metro and bus strike on Friday

Thu 19/04/07 - Friday's metro, tram and bus strike in Brussels has
been averted. On Wednesday drivers of the Brussels local transport
company MIVB agreed to management proposals for a pay increase.
MIVB drivers will receive a 30 euro a month pay rise. It will be
backdated to the beginning of the year.

The drivers are insisting that they first receive the management's
proposals written down on paper before they shelve their plans for a
strike for good.

The unions stress that the strike plans have merely been suspended for
the time-being.
More security
The drivers' strike may have been averted security officers on the
Brussels local transport network have downed tools. The strike is not
having any serious impact on the travelling public.
(PhotoNews)
The security officers are protesting against rising violence on the
trams, buses and metros of the capital.

They say that the management has not complied with earlier promises.

Security officers have been waiting for new security equipment and
clothing for months. Moreover, new staff have not been taken on like
the management promised.

The situation is compounded by the fact that the transport company
will start a full night bus service on Friday.
New metro trains
The Brussels local transport company on Wednesday presented its new
metro trains to the public.
(Belga)
The new trains are called Boas and are intended to increase capacity
on the underground.

The new vehicles were manufactured in Spain by CAF.

They cost 120 million euros a piece.

Each train can carry 700 passengers.

The new vehicles are not divided up into individual carriages.

This means that the travelling public is able to move through the
entire train without any hindrance.

This should enhance the feeling of security on the underground.

The new trains will operate from June on line 1B between Stockel and
Erasmus.

As a result more, older trains will run on line 2.

On Apr 19, 12:36 pm, Martin wrote:
On 19 Apr 2007 03:33:04 -0700, sLuGhUnTeR wrote:

http://www.flandersnews.be/cm/flande...19_metro_et_al

No metro and bus strike on Friday

No news?
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Martin

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On Apr 19, 12:36 pm, Martin wrote:
On 19 Apr 2007 03:33:04 -0700, sLuGhUnTeR
wrote:

http://www.flandersnews.be/cm/flande...19_metro_et_al

No metro and bus strike on Friday

No news?
--

Martin

nutrains