Transport workers are preparing a strike after trade unions active at Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) stated that they are unable to reach a collective labour agreement. A tentative contract signed earlier – which among others included cashiers, traffic managers and much-hated controllers – has expired but the parties have been unable to reach an agreement.
English: http://www.budapesttimes.hu/2012/11/08/transport-strike-threat-over-pay/
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