Jan 21, 2015
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A second Geneva transport strike was called off after the trade unions representing employees of the canton's public transport authority reached a deal with management. Drivers and technicians had threatened to walk off the job to protest planned job cuts and an austerity budget.
A second Geneva transport strike was called off after the trade unions representing employees of the canton's public transport authority reached a deal with management. Drivers and technicians had threatened to walk off the job to protest planned job cuts and an austerity budget. The strike could be lifted after management pledged not to go ahead with a reduction of staff. The SEV trade union stated that the agreement reached assures there will be no layoffs related to the level of services between now and 2018 and no reduction in staff for 2015.
English: http://www.thelocal.ch/20141204/second-public-transport-strike-averted-in-geneva
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