Public transport drivers threaten general strike

[DJKeefy]

The Public Transport Authority threatened Tuesday to stage an all-out coinciding with the start of the school year.

They demand that control of the PTA be transferred to the Transportation Ministry from Cairo Governorate and the dispersal of bonuses that had been agreed on with the PTA, as well as an improvement in working conditions.

Twenty-eight PTA garages are taking part in the strike starting Saturday, said Tarek al-Baheiri, head of the independent syndicate.

Beheiri said that some of President Mohamed Morsy's aides told the syndicate that a meeting with Morsy is possible on Wednesday, adding that the strike is an option in case the meeting does not yield positive results.

Public transport workers staged a strike a few months ago that emptied the streets of Cairo of the buses that many Egyptians depend on. They ended their strike after the government pledged to meet their demands.

Source: http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/pu ... ral-strike

[Who2]

They don't believe in giving a new bloke much of a chance do they, teachers, drivers, bread makers all we need now is a candle-maker. Give the bloke a break he's doing his best, what happened to Shwia shwia ?..........

[Chocolate Eclair]

Agree, Who2, this bloke is now starting to take the flack, for the weeks and month following the Revolution and the lost time that should have been used to get things going. when you hear these things it makes you wonder who is running the country? at the moment it seems as though its the people, their the ones that are getting away with everything. But they may be the ones that suffer in the long run!!