Egged management asks court to stop drivers’ strike

21 January 2018, 3:44 pm

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Management for the Egged bus cooperative has filed an appeal to the national labor court to put the kibosh on a planned strike by drivers Monday.

The Histadrut labor union federation announced earlier Sunday it would hold a two-hour warning strike of all Egged bus drivers on Monday morning to protest violence against drivers.

The strike is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, and will see all Egged drivers nationwide, on both inter- and intracity bus routes, walk off the job for the duration.

In the appeal, the company’s management says the “strike is insanity and foolishness that will deal a disproportionate blow to riders, and was not coordinated with management.”