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Tehran bus company workers strike for a pay rise, May 2022
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Bus drivers and other employees of the Tehran Bus Company struck from 16 May 2022, halting two major north-south routes and bringing parts of the capital to a standstill. The union said the Supreme Labor Council had approved a 57 percent minimum increase but the municipality had offered only 10 percent; Tehran used about 700 police buses and Revolutionary Guards drivers to keep services running and arrested several drivers, including union leader Reza Shahabi.
- Workers involved
- Unknown
- Outcome
- Unknown – Sources give no negotiated settlement for the strike period covered. The National reports drivers seeking a 10 percent rise while Radio Farda reports the union demanding 57 percent after receiving only 10 percent of a pledged 40 percent increase; the demand figure therefore depends on whether the source describes the original ask or the revised claim.
- Issues
- Living Wage, Union Recognition, Violence / Repression
Sources
- Iran Slams Brakes On Bus Drivers' Strike To Keep Protests Off The Streets Of TehranRFE/RL's Radio Farda
- Bus Drivers' Strike Creates Chaos Across Iran's Capital Amid TensionsIran International
- Iranian bus drivers strike over low salaries as food prices spikeThe National
- Twelve Arrested as Bus Drivers' Strikes Bring Chaos to TehranIranWire