On Monday, thousands of bus drivers, train conductors and train drivers in regional transport laid down work for the entire week. With all its consequences.
Public transport strikes disrupted the entire country last week, including in Groningen and Drenthe. On Monday, thousands of bus drivers, train conductors and train drivers in regional transport laid down work for the entire week.
They are campaigning for higher wages. They also want measures to be taken to reduce work pressure and thus absenteeism. There is a lot of understanding for this, but the actions caused a lot of people a lot of stress.
Certainly also countless pupils and students, who often depend on bus and train to get to school. And then the actions also fell in the middle of the exam period of the Hanze University of Applied Sciences and the University of Groningen.
Headpiece of the week
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