Report: Budapest public transport plans ‘surprise’ strike

City

LaMography/Moni Lazar

Workers of Budapest Transport Company (BKV) have set up a strike committee and are preparing to strike after not receiving a pay rise for an extended period, and hearing news of the companyʼs plans to carry out additional layoffs, according to Hungarian online daily origo.hu.

Bus stop near Keleti Railway Station. (Photo: LaMography/Moni Lazar)

Workers claim that the company is already short staffed, forcing remaining employees to work in a way that may be in violation of internal regulations. According to information gathered by origo.hu, the strike committee is planning a “surprise type of strike” to signal their dissatisfaction towards management, who have been informed on several occasions about poor working conditions, but have failed to act, Gábor Nemes, chairman of unified transport union EKSZ said.

According to Nemes, the strike could be nation-wide, and, although he did not provide any details, it is anticipated that the strike is likely to gain the support of public transport passengers rather than incite anger towards BKV employees, origo.hu reported.

The workers of Hungarian state-owned railway company MÁV may also go on a strike in the near future, origo.hu added, after the workers union and MÁV were unable to reach an agreement on workerʼs salaries since negotiations began in November. 

Hungary Account Deficit at EUR 561 mln in Q4 Debt

Hungary Account Deficit at EUR 561 mln in Q4

Moldovan Pensions to be Increased as of April 1 World

Moldovan Pensions to be Increased as of April 1

Schoenherr Names Miklós Klenanc as Head of Local M&A Practic... Appointments

Schoenherr Names Miklós Klenanc as Head of Local M&A Practic...

Hungarian Wine Marketing Agency to Host Summit Drinks

Hungarian Wine Marketing Agency to Host Summit

SUPPORT THE BUDAPEST BUSINESS JOURNAL

Producing journalism that is worthy of the name is a costly business. For 27 years, the publishers, editors and reporters of the Budapest Business Journal have striven to bring you business news that works, information that you can trust, that is factual, accurate and presented without fear or favor.
Newspaper organizations across the globe have struggled to find a business model that allows them to continue to excel, without compromising their ability to perform. Most recently, some have experimented with the idea of involving their most important stakeholders, their readers.
We would like to offer that same opportunity to our readers. We would like to invite you to help us deliver the quality business journalism you require. Hit our Support the BBJ button and you can choose the how much and how often you send us your contributions.