The ground public transport in Sofia will not operate after 12:00, due to the protest of the employees, BTA reports. The protest will continue until a meeting is held between the protesters and the responsible institutions in the person of the Ministry of Finance and the Sofia Municipality, the vice-president of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) Todor Kapitanov told the protesters gathered in front of the tram depot in the “Banishora” district.
With the end of the permit for the protest by 12:00, we are moving towards civil disobedience, said Kapitanov. Let the institutions decide whether and for how long we will continue, he added. The protest will last for another hour, and after 1:00 p.m. the unions will decide whether to extend it further. They are also ready to close major intersections in the capital.
The lack of communication with the responsible institutions is further proof that they are not interested in public transport workers and their working conditions, the unions believe. After the announced extension of the protest, two telephones were symbolically broken - one symbolizing their communication with the Ministry of Finance and one - with the Sofia Municipality.