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Paphos bus drivers take pay protest to Nicosia   Cyprus

Paphos bus drivers take pay protest to Nicosia  

December 11th, 2018 By Evie Andreou Drivers from the Paphos public bus company, Osypa, gathered on Tuesday morning outside the Presidential Place to protest over the fact that they had not received any assurances they would receive their December and 13th salaries. The protest follows a dispute between Osypa and the transport ministry over the...
Striking bus drivers prepare to descend on presidential palace Cyprus

Striking bus drivers prepare to descend on presidential palace

December 10th, 2018 Paphos bus drivers said on Monday evening they were still planning on protesting outside the presidential palace on Tuesday despite a last-ditch effort by the transport ministry which paid their company the subsidies for October and November. A spokesman for the drivers, Christos Evangelou, told state television CyBC they were going...
Striking Paphos bus drivers threaten protest at palace if no progress by Monday Cyprus

Striking Paphos bus drivers threaten protest at palace if no progress by Monday

December 9th, 2018 Paphos bus drivers warned on Sunday that if there were no developments in resolving their wages issues, they would protest outside the presidential palace in their vehicles. The on-again-off-again strike by bus company Osypa’s drivers, continued on Sunday and no progress has been made in resolving the financial dispute between the...
Paphos again without buses on Friday Cyprus

Paphos again without buses on Friday

December 7th, 2018 By Lizzy Ioannidou Renewed indefinite strike measures were launched on Friday by Paphos public transport company (Osypa) employees, after the company’s failure to pay November salaries, despite government promises on Tuesday that a solution would be found this week. Once again, thousands of students, pensioners, workers and...
Paphos bus drivers to resume strike on Friday Cyprus

Paphos bus drivers to resume strike on Friday

December 6th, 2018 Paphos bus drivers will resume strike action on Friday at 6am, it was announced on Thursday. According to state radio a meeting of bus company Osypa with the transport ministry on Wednesday failed to reach a deal in the ongoing impasse, and the employees including 120 drivers have still not been paid their salary for November. The...
Our View: Bus companies continual strikes have become a farce Our View

Our View: Bus companies continual strikes have become a farce

December 5th, 2018 Bus drivers in Paphos and Limassol may have called off their strikes after the government transferred money for November and December wages to their respective companies, but it does not look like the ongoing dispute over payments will be resolved any time soon. In fact, the dispute has been going on for years, with the Anastasiades...
Bus drivers in Paphos and Limassol call off strike (updated) Cyprus

Bus drivers in Paphos and Limassol call off strike (updated)

December 4th, 2018 Public transport is set to return to normal on Wednesday after Paphos bus company Osypa employees agreed on Tuesday to join those from Limassol in calling off strike measures after receiving government promises that a solution to the company’s problems will be found within the next two days. As a sign of good will, the around 120...
Larnaca calls off bus strike, Limassol and Paphos defiant (Updated) Cyprus

Larnaca calls off bus strike, Limassol and Paphos defiant (Updated)

December 3rd, 2018   The government signed off on Monday on financial contributions to the Larnaca and Limassol bus companies, though only Larnaca’s Zenon announced the postponement of strike measures, with public transport strikes in Limassol and Paphos expected to continue on Tuesday. Employees of Larnaca bus company Zenon announced on...
Thousands without public transport in Limassol and Paphos (Update 1) Cyprus

Thousands without public transport in Limassol and Paphos (Update 1)

December 3rd, 2018 Thousands of public transport users, mainly student, were without buses on Monday as wrangling continued behind the scenes between transport officials and bus companies. Paphos bus company Osypa stopped working at 6am, threatening an indefinite work stoppage. Around 120 bus drivers, technicians and secretarial staff went on...
Transport ministry will try to resolve issues to avert wide bus strike (Update 2) Cyprus

Transport ministry will try to resolve issues to avert wide bus strike (Update 2)

December 1st, 2018 The race was on Saturday to avert bus strikes in Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos on Monday where thousands of people would face travel misery if public transport employees make good on their threat. The transport ministry said they would do their utmost the resolve the issue before Monday. Limassol bus company Elem, Larnaca’s Zenon...
Larnaca bus drivers threaten strike Cyprus

Larnaca bus drivers threaten strike

November 6th, 2018 Larnaca bus unions on Tuesday warned they will take legal measures if their salaries are not paid by Wednesday. “For the sixth consecutive month the Larnaca bus company Zenon has not paid employees’ salaries on time. According to the law, every employer is obliged to pay the salaries of employees at the end of each month,” a...
Paphos bus strike lifted, ministry says (updated) Cyprus

Paphos bus strike lifted, ministry says (updated)

May 4th, 2018 A bus strike over unpaid salaries in Paphos that had entered its fourth day was lifted Friday following negotiations, the transport ministry said. In a statement on Friday afternoon, the ministry said the parties came to an agreement and drivers will return to work starting Saturday morning. Operations manager Andreas Rodosthenous...
Limassol bus strike ends, but threat of further action Cyprus

Limassol bus strike ends, but threat of further action

March 21st, 2018 Although the 48-hour bus strike came in Limassol came to a close on Wednesday, drivers have not ruled out escalating their measures, even with an indefinite strike. Drivers for Limassol bus company Emel began their strike on Tuesday in a bid to have concessions they made in wages and benefits in 2014 reinstated. A seven hour...
Bus strikes lead to new auditor general spat Cyprus

Bus strikes lead to new auditor general spat

March 20th, 2018 The 48-hour strike by Limassol bus drivers on Tuesday raised the problem of government overpayments to public transport companies leading to a spat between the transport ministry and the auditor general on who’s to blame. Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides refuted criticism by the permanent secretary of the transport ministry...
Parents appeal to striking bus company to solve dispute with the state Cyprus

Parents appeal to striking bus company to solve dispute with the state

March 20th, 2018 Parents of affected school children have appealed to striking Limassol drivers, bus company Emel and the transport ministry to resolve their conflicts after the drivers started a 48-hour strike on Tuesday morning. The parents’ union of public schools said immediate action should be taken by all concerned so students can get to...
Limassol bus drivers on 48-hour strike from Tuesday Cyprus

Limassol bus drivers on 48-hour strike from Tuesday

March 19th, 2018 Limassol bus drivers announced on Monday they were going on a 48-hour strike on Tuesday after their employer failed to restore their slashed benefits. The decision to go ahead with the strike announced a month ago was taken on Monday after negotiations between Limassol bus company, Emel, and the workers, mediated by the labour...
Limassol bus drivers call 48-hour strike Business

Limassol bus drivers call 48-hour strike

March 6th, 2018 Limassol bus drivers said Tuesday that on March 20 they will be going ahead with a strike announced a month ago over pay disputes with the company, Emel. The drivers said they will be holding a 48-hour strike on March 20 and 21, urging all parties involved to work towards resolving the problem until then. A statement from their...
Limassol bus workers threaten new 48-hour strike Cyprus

Limassol bus workers threaten new 48-hour strike

February 6th, 2018 More than 250 employees working for Limassol’s public bus company, Emel, who went on a 24-work stoppage on Tuesday said their next move would be a 48-hour strike unless their slashed benefits were restored within the next week. The strike, which began at 7.30am affected around 6,000 students and many members of the public who rely...
Transport Ministry chides bus company after strike action (Updated) Cyprus

Transport Ministry chides bus company after strike action (Updated)

November 3rd, 2017 Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said on Friday that there can be no solutions through blackmailing strikes and called for patience so that his ministry and Paphos’ bus company Osypa, can sort out the differences that have led to employees being left unpaid for more than a month. Around 6,000 pupils in Paphos district had to...
Paphos bus company threatens indefinite strike News in Brief

Paphos bus company threatens indefinite strike

December 5th, 2016 The Paphos bus company (Osypa) threatened on Monday to go on strike from December 12, in protest over what they claimed is a breach of agreement by the communications and works ministry. Osypa president George Ioannides said that the company was forced to call the indefinite strike from next Monday because of the serious problems it...
Larnaca bus drivers declare indefinite strike Cyprus

Larnaca bus drivers declare indefinite strike

February 3rd, 2016 Larnaca bus drivers extended their strike indefinitely on Wednesday, escalating measures against their employer Zenon, as a two hour meeting with the transport ministry failed to end existing industrial action. Union reps from SEK, PEO and DEOK along with Zenon shareholders and Cyprus Employers and Industrialists' Federation had a...
Larnaca bus drivers extend strike over pay (Updated) Cyprus

Larnaca bus drivers extend strike over pay (Updated)

February 1st, 2016 Around 100 drivers at Larnaca’s bus company Zenon went on a 24 hour strike on Monday in protest over their payment agreements. As the day proceeded, unions decided to extend the strike, which started at 5am, for a further 48 hours set to end at 5am on Thursday. Last week, during a general meeting the drivers decided to go through...
Our View: Government should act on bus safety fears Opinion

Our View: Government should act on bus safety fears

November 10th, 2015 THE ROW triggered by differences between shareholders of the Nicosia bus company OSEL continued yesterday over the airwaves, even though bus transport was largely restored in the Nicosia rural areas. The shareholder that had caused the disruption of services by blocking access to the Arediou bus terminal was on the radio again firing...
Limassol bus strike called off News in Brief

Limassol bus strike called off

April 21st, 2015 Workers at Limassol’s bus company (EMEL) have called off a 24-hour strike planned for Wednesday following the mediation of the labour ministry. The company said all routes will be carried out as scheduled pending a meeting between the two sides at the labour ministry. Workers had announced the strike last week because they have...
Famagusta bus drivers call off strike Business

Famagusta bus drivers call off strike

March 6th, 2015 Famagusta bus drivers have called off a strike scheduled for Friday after receiving assurances that they will be paid. The drivers, employed by the Famagusta public transport company OSEA, said they called off the strike as a show of good will after company gave assurances that it will pay the salaries. The strike was announced on...
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