All the public buses are not providing any transport service, after the Public Transport Association (ATP) ordered a general strike on Monday.
The government stated that this industrial action is being taken because the association believes that the subsidy for 2005 should be Lm50,000 more than the government’s offer.
A spokesman for the Roads and Urban Development Ministry told MaltaMedia News that the government will maintain its position and will continue to implement the public transport reform.
The Ministry spokesman also stated that the government is discussing what actions should be taken against the bus owners.
The ATP stated that the government did not call for a meeting to discuss the pending Lm100,000. It added that the government promised that it will pay the last part of the subsidy for 2005 by January 2006.
The Association also crtisised the government’s proposals regarding the changes in the way the public transport operates.
The government on its part stated that the association had agreed to the reform in October and expressed its disappointment that the general strike is hindering the implementation process of the same reform.
Meanwhile, the ADT announced that it is providing an emergency bus route service from the outlying villages to St Luke’s Hospital.
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ATP orders general strike
By MaltaMedia News - Feb 27, 2006, 20:15 CET
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