It’s a strike that came like a bolt from the blue, capable of painting a difficult Monday on the transport front black. Because just as the unions and leaders of Brescia Trasporti are about to sign an important agreement aimed at improving the working conditions of drivers, the grassroots organizations have proclaimed a new national mobilization That it partially paralyzed the sector even in the province.
According to data released by the unions yesterday over 50% of drivers crossed their arms both of the Brescia Trasporti group (which serves the city and Desenzano) and of Arriva (which deals with extra-urban road transport).
Changes And race cancellations, delays more relevant and frequent, inconvenience widespread have been registered among Brescia users – even if they have been the usual time slots are guaranteed. Thus the new strike called by the grassroots unions Cobas, Cub and Usb has once again shaken the mobility sector. The problems of the sector, moreover, are common to all of Italy from North to South: from wage at the safety passing through i rights of workers, central themes on which the category contract renewal platform that Usb recently presented to the employers’ associations is based. According to the unions they are lack of “real investments for the implementation of servicesthe efficiency of vehicles and safety in the workplace, in defiance of citizens’ right to mobility”.
The national strike then fits into the protests that have been animating the Brescia sector for several months. However, the unions announce the imminent signing of an agreement with Brescia Trasporti aimed at improve working conditions of drivers. In Brescia the national strike is part of the long protest that has been going on for two years in the world of road transport and which has led to around ten mobilisations almost monthly. Soon, however, the scenario could change: in Brescia Trasporti a bonus of 2,500 euros was awarded to drivers, which will be paid with the May monthly salary, while the agreement with the company for better management is being defined of work shifts and the conditions of employees themselves.
While waiting for the signing of the agreement between the company and the unions united during the month of May, the Cobas representative in Brescia Trasporti Maurizio Murari says he is «satisfied with yesterday’s membership, because the numbers of a national strike are unlikely to reach important percentages on the territory”.
