Federation of Transport Trade Unions in Bulgaria (FTTUB) and the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB) managed to negotiate the biggest ever pay rise, ranging between 25 and 28%, for bus and tram drivers at the Sofia Electric Transport and Sofia Bus Transport company. Earlier on it seemed that they would get a 10% wage hike (see our March newsletter). The FFTUB is still negotiating with the municipality on legislation to criminalize aggression towards public transport workers and strategies to make public transport more attractive to passengers and workers.
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