The bus strike:
The court allowed the public transport drivers, who are affiliated with the labor organization "Power for Workers", to hold a strike on Monday in the morning. Among the cities where they are located: Matronit in Haifa, Afula, Tiberias, Migdal Hamek, and intercity lines to Jerusalem and Beer Sheva.
This means that public transportation, in the strike areas, will not operate on Monday, 6/6/22, between 05:00 and 08:30 in the morning.
The Superbus company, which operates the matron, told Lai Fe - the news corporation:
The company works, in practice, to promote the status of the driver and the salary issue, and only recently a significant increase was made for the benefit of its drivers' salary. The company is a leader in terms of employment for public transport drivers.
Holding a strike and harming such a broad traveling public that is dependent on public transportation and will not help promote the common goals for the benefit of public transportation drivers.
We call on the workers' organization to reexamine its ways and prevent this harm.
We are contacting customers who use public transportation to find an alternative on Monday in the morning and express our sincere regret for the inconvenience.
The "Power to Workers" organization informed Lahi Pa:
On Monday, the Union of Transport Committees for Workers returns to strike. Among the cities where they are located: Matronit in Haifa, Afula, Tiberias, Migdal Hamek, and intercity lines to Jerusalem and Beer Sheva. If there is no change in the negotiations on the drivers' wages, there will be a strike every Monday in the coming month. Demonstrations will be held in Haifa and Jerusalem.
The Union of Workers' Transportation Committees will strike on Monday (6.6.22) the bus transportation of the Superbus companies, and Electra Afikim Transport 2022 (formerly Agged Tabura) between the hours of 5:00-8:30 with the approval of the Jerusalem Labor Court. This is the longest public transport strike in the last five years. The union is protesting the conditions of employment of the bus drivers in Israel, because of which there are about 4000 bus drivers missing.
During the hours of the strike (starting at 7:00) the drivers are expected to demonstrate. In Jerusalem - marching from the String Bridge to the Ministry of Finance and in Haifa at the Lev HaForetz terminal.
Ride from Shaal Ya'ar to Electra Afikim Transportation 2022:
"Until now, the unionized drivers have shown great restraint. We went on two short warning strikes according to the instructions of the Labor Court, and we are increasing our efforts without any choice - without an improvement in wages, drivers will continue to leave the industry. Unfortunately, this is the way drivers' conditions have changed in the past: in 2015 and 2018, our strikes led to a wage increase. We hope that maybe this time, the companies and the state will present benevolent solutions even without the need for a strike."
Urgent hearing at the Labor Court
Lahi Pa learned that on Monday, 6/6/22, an urgent discussion will be held, in preparation for the shutdown of tens of thousands of bus drivers all over the country. The discussion will take place after the first shutdown starts.
The discussion will be at 12:30, while the shutdown will start at 05:00 in the morning.
Before the debate, the bus drivers from the National Histadrut organization said:
"The time has come for the Minister of Transportation to get off Tiktok and listen to the plight of the drivers. It continues its failures in public transportation and because of this more and more drivers are leaving the field. The Minister of Transportation, the most failed in Israel's history, must wake up and save the industry before the damage is irreversible."
The response of the Ministry of Transportation
The Ministry of Transportation sees great importance in improving the status of bus drivers, as a foundation for the development of the public transportation service in the coming years and for the first time allocated NIS 200 million to improve the status of drivers and recruit new drivers. Minister of Transportation Michaeli met with the drivers' organizations and instructed them to examine various options for improving their conditions. In this context, our office is working with the Ministry of Finance as part of the budget discussions for 2023, to improve the employment conditions and wages of bus drivers, who are the mainstay of public transportation.
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Driving a matron is easier than a bus driver and the understanding understood
The plight of the drivers has been going on for a long time. As a result there is a severe shortage of drivers. The lack and bad conditions also existed in the previous government that did not promote the issue. This time, perhaps for political reasons, the National Histadrut! Perhaps associated with the previous government leveraging the just demands that were not met in the previous government. The Minister of Transportation is currently trying to address the issue. Good day Moshe.
All the best to the drivers, that's the only way things will move, even with this it comes at the expense of the passengers, on the whole I understand them. They are employed in disgraceful conditions with all the responsibilities they have on their heads, it's not easy at all
A bus driver is no less than a plane pilot, both have a heavy responsibility to return the passengers safely home
The passenger on public transportation sees how heavy a responsibility they have and how much they suffer insults from passengers. Shame on Mirav Michaeli, come to your senses quickly
On Friday they make a night shift and move a night nest until Saturday evening
We want a hospital in Amsher, but it is not possible
You can't go to the grandchildren, you can't go out
I said there is no transportation because of Shabbat, there is an Egged Eden Shabbat
From 16.00 there is daylight saving time, so it is not called Shabbat of observance
There was, regular transport even on Saturdays at least once an hour
Those who want to keep should keep that need transportation on Shabbat
If there was a night line, it will continue. How do religions sum up a night line? Ah, Shabbat, no
How do we conclude at 16.00 on Saturday and what are we in punishment
On Saturday morning until 16.00:XNUMX p.m., there was a line.
A night also in the morning on Shabbat for the evenings that needs can't be for those who don't have a car will take a taxi. Why do you also want to go out in the morning on Shabbat
The public will protect us for the sake of transportation on the Sabbath that we had and they will return
Balance at least once an hour cheeky
We also don't have transportation on Shabbat because of the synagogues, what is the public's fault?
who turned Shabbat into Kippur who went to a hospital, there is no taxi, who wants one
go grandchildren taxi why those who don't have a car will go and who won't stay
At home in prison, why do they also desecrate Shabbat Egged already at 16.00:XNUMX p.m
What's the problem, the Lila line will continue to work even on Shabbat, who doesn't have a car or if they want a hospital, why should we take a taxi, why are we rude all over our country
Good luck to the drivers. Shame and shame on the Ministry of Transportation that they don't care about anything. They are only interested in their salary and chair. It's time to send the most delusional government that has ever existed to the State of Israel home and one hour earlier. Kudos to everyone who is organizing the strike. And I am one who uses public transportation, and I see drivers who sit on the Haga for more than three hours without a break without being able to rest for a few minutes between trips. Sorry for writing but in which country does a driver have to pee outside after the bus because he doesn't even have a bathroom at the first stop? And what should female drivers do? Where will we urinate on the head of the transport minister???
Only in Haifa and the Kiryat are "redundant" lines being changed and eliminated as part of the "Efficiency of the Tahhabot". I wonder why in Tel Aviv there are several lines of Egged, Dan and several other companies from the same letter. Origin to the same letter. Destination
Not a single line is superfluous. Try to cancel their lines.
The passengers steal the country by getting on the buses and not paying and then there is no money to pay the drivers. Yes to a strike even all day 3 times a week. All the burden falls on the drivers who work shifts 24 hours a day. Between the traffic jams shame on the complainers
I am interested in researching how many people bought a private car following the destruction of public transportation in Kiryat and the control of two single Matron lines as public transportation for 200 residents. In my opinion, the percentage of car ownership in Kiryat is one of the highest in the country because of the failed matron.
In my opinion, there is no need to disable the matron in Haifa. An important public tool. Good week and Happy Shavuot.
Tens of thousands of citizens who depend on these buses are being harmed
Strikes at the peak of the load
To all the detractors, working with the public is difficult in itself, and driving the roads today is really not a pleasure.
There is a large group of workers in the economy who are not compensated and cannot support their families, including teachers, policemen and drivers.
Hope for the sake of all of us that we live in a country that does not eat its inhabitants
Bus drivers are right.
The strike on salary conditions.
Successfully.
Excellent, the time has come. The public of drivers are also human like everyone else. There is no difference between the public of passengers and the public of drivers
Shame on you, the matron is a public servant, the workers also make a living, so what will they do, tell me what is wrong, there are no alternative ways, this is a problem
Keep striking, you're being given up, Egged drivers and the matron are the most brutal, insolent, stressed and yelling drivers.
We, the driving public, give up on people like you. Take a taxi better
You have no shame in doing such a thing and you threaten to go on strike once a week and shut down everyone who supports you, shame on you
Think twice before you publish the strike
Why shame, you know what a driver goes through day and night.....have you ever been a driver behind the wheel?