Court orders 70% of the fleet to be on the streets of Baixada.
A preliminary injunction prevents the circulation of vehicles to serve more than 1 million residents; in Nova Iguaçu, striking workers threw eggs at buses; in Niterói, the strike may end in a hearing this Friday afternoon, with an agreement in labor court; in Duque de Caxias and in the city of Rio, there was no participation.
247_ A preliminary injunction accepted by the Rio de Janeiro court mandates that 70% of the bus fleet in the Baixada Fluminense region be on the streets, operating, under penalty of a labor fine. The fleet in the region consists of 3.300 vehicles serving more than 1 million passengers. Meanwhile, in the Niterói region, where more than 1,6 million people are affected by the strike, the strike continues after negotiations between companies and workers failed this afternoon in a hearing at the Labor Court.
In the cities of Duque de Caxias, in the Baixada Fluminense region, and in the city of Rio de Janeiro, workers did not join the movement. Drivers and conductors are demanding a 16% salary increase plus a 50% increase in the value of basic food baskets, as well as an end to the dual function of drivers on buses.
The bus drivers' strike in Baixada was launched this Friday (29), by the category's union. At the bus terminals in Nova Iguaçú, striking drivers threw eggs at colleagues who were driving cars. Residents of the region waited more than three hours for buses. Super Via increased the number of cars to meet the demand caused by the strike of drivers and conductors in the region.
The strike continues in the region encompassing the cities of Nova Iguaçu, São João de Meriti, Nilópolis, Belford Roxo, Mesquita, Paracambi, Miguel Pereira, Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Mendes, Rio das Flores, Vassouras, Itaguaí, Paty dos Alferes, Seropédica, and Mangaratiba.
Meanwhile, bus drivers in Niterói, São Gonçalo, Maricá, Itaboraí, Tanguá, Rio Bonito, and Macaé have decided to continue their strike, but may end it this Friday afternoon after a conciliation hearing at the Regional Labor Court in Niterói. The superintendent of the Union of Road Transport Companies of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Setrerj), Marcio Barbosa, stated that he will seek an agreement. He also attributes a political character to the movement, since the unions in Niterói and Nova Iguaçu are vying for leadership positions in elections this year.