According to Mayor Kim Bo-ra [사진=안성시]
Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, announced on the 29th that it had prepared emergency transport measures to reduce traffic inconvenience for citizens on their way to and from work in accordance with the strike notice of the Gyeonggi-do bus union, which said that if the coordination meeting down on the 29th, the general strike would start from the first train in the morning of the 30th.
According to the city on the 29th, 19 shuttle buses will be prepared by moving a total of 15 chartered buses and 4 official vehicles during peak hours and will operate a shuttle bus from downtown Anseong to Pyeongtaek, Iljuk, and each township. almost difficult to replace direct seat city buses operating in suburban areas such as No. 8200, they are advised to go through Pyeongtaek Station.
The bus companies affiliated with the Gyeonggi-do Bus Union and operating in Anseong are 100 city buses on 79 routes by Baseong Transportation, and 64 direct seat buses operating in the Suwon, Seongnam, and Dongtan areas of under Daewon Express.
Baseong Transport, the only transport company in Anseong-si, has received billions of dollars in subsidies of 6.8 billion won in 2021 and 6.6 billion won this year for the deficit from Anseong, and accordingly, the two-shift work that n required by the Gyeonggi Bus Union has already been implemented. In this situation, he said, “As a member of the Gyeonggi Bus Union, if a strike is forced, it is a situation where we have no choice but to participate in the strike because we are included in the strike . an industrial union.”
To cope with the situation where Baseong Transport, the only bus company in the city, suspends bus operation due to participation in the strike, there are no alternative modes of transportation and no choice but to suffer great inconvenience. In addition to searching, they are taking quick steps, such as launching a signature campaign to attract metropolitan bus routes for citizens commuting to and from Seoul and students commuting to school.
Ymang Mayor Kim Bo-ra said, “In preparation for a bus strike, we hope you will use other means of travel such as private cars or taxis as much as possible.”
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