Bus Driver Strike in Yerevan Causes Transportation Disruptions City-Wide
Category: Transportation
Severity: 2 (Low)
Source: Drum Cussac
02/14/2019 (Armenia) - According to local media sources on Thursday, 14 February, a group of bus drivers are currently on strike in Yerevan in protest of the dismissal of the former chief of Yerevan Bus company and appointment of a new acting director to the post. The striking drivers working for the bus routes that connect the Avan Administrative District to other parts of the city demand that the former Yerevan Bus director get back to work, fearing of job cuts and poor employment conditions under the new leadership. Yerevan Bus serves 19 routes with around 180 buses. It is not known at this time how long the strike is expected to last.
Members in the area are advised to anticipate possible disruption to overland travel and should account for this in their travel itineraries, making alternative arrangements where possible. Travellers should minimise time spent in the vicinity of all demonstrations and political gatherings due to the risk of exposure to potential crowd disturbances, opportunistic crime, and incidental violence.
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