TEC buses still do not circulate in the province of Liège, the strike continues until 9 am this morning. It is at this time that a general meeting of staff will be held. The drivers will only decide then if they put an end to their movement or if they continue it. Of the 204 lines of the province of Liège, 104 are affected.
The drivers spontaneously disengaged this Thursday after several of were once again victims of violent assaults. Four assaults in the space of barely a week. They are tired of being the target of the violence of certain passengers: “We are fed up … everything because there is insecurity. Passengers often attack us when you ask to pay a transport title. We are sent to piss off, we are insulted, we spit on it“, Decoards a driver from TEC Liège.
This same driver says that last week one of his colleagues was the victim of an assault emanating from a group of drunk people on his bus. One of them vandalized the driver’s cabin because the latter demanded the payment of the transport title. “”We are told not to go out in the evening of our bus because the neighborhoods are dangerous“He added.
-TEC staff ask their employer more security. This is not a first. Last year almost day, ten days of strike had led to an awareness campaign and a strengthening of police checks.
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