Bus drivers accept proposal. Strike depends on employers.
Bus drivers in Salvador met in assembly this morning and accepted the proposal for an agreement with the employers presented yesterday (18) by the Regional Superintendence of Labor and Employment; the new proposal will still be voted on once more by the workers in the afternoon, at 3 pm; also today the employers' union will discuss the agreement, which will determine whether or not the strike scheduled for this Wednesday from midnight will take place.
Bahia 247 - Bus drivers in Salvador met in assembly this morning and accepted the proposal for an agreement with employers presented yesterday (18) by the Regional Superintendence of Labor and Employment of Bahia (SRTE). The new proposal will still be voted on once more by the workers in the afternoon, at 15 pm.
The employers' union will also discuss the agreement today, which will determine whether or not the strike scheduled for this Wednesday (20) from midnight will take place.
The proposal prepared by SRTE includes a 10% salary increase; the increase reflected in all applicable economic items; a meal voucher worth R$ 15,40 with a maximum discount of 12% of its value; and the inclusion of women in the operational areas of transport companies, observing the selection criteria and maintaining the clauses of the 2014 Collective Bargaining Agreement, where applicable.
The conditions presented in the proposal are celebrated by the Bahia State Road Transport Workers Union (Sintroba). "No other category in Brazil has achieved this," says Fábio Primo, vice-president of the organization.