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Overview
- The stoppage began around 4:30 p.m. after operators told the union they could not meet a December 12 deadline to pay the legally mandated year-end bonus.
- Vehicle rotation restrictions were suspended for the evening as bus services were curtailed across several terminals and corridors.
- The municipality stated that repasses to operators are up to date and that paying the bonus is the companies’ responsibility, and SPTrans and the transport secretariat filed a police report against firms that halted service without notice.
- The operators’ association said companies are seeking additional time allowed by law to pay the bonus and are in talks with the city over contract revisions to restore financial balance.
- Service impacts varied by garage, with the union listing multiple firms that pulled buses while others operated normally, and Transwolff employees did not join the action after reportedly receiving the bonus.