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Salvador Bus Drivers Launch Indefinite Strike After Talks Fail

The walkout threatens to paralyze daily commutes, prompting the labor court to set minimum fleet rules while the city prepares emergency 'amarelinhos'.

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Overview

  • Union members voted to start an indefinite strike from 0h on Friday after a second conciliation hearing at the Regional Labor Court (TRT-5) ended without agreement on Thursday.
  • TRT-5 judge Ivana Magaldi held private bilateral meetings with each side but employers rejected the tribunal-mediated proposal that the union called defensible.
  • Drivers demand inflation compensation plus a 5% real wage gain, larger and more meal tickets, a six-hour workday, PLR and other benefits; union president Hélio Ferreira called the employers' 2.36% offer "a shame."
  • The court ordered minimum service levels of 60% of the fleet at peak times and 40% off-peak and set a daily fine for noncompliance, while the city said it will mobilize about 180 STEC 'amarelinhos' to reduce disruption.
  • The stoppage is poised to affect millions of daily passengers and is the first broad citywide bus strike since 2018, forcing commuters to seek alternative transport and testing municipal emergency logistics.