Normal Rush Hour Despite Public Transport Strike; Sloop Sails Amsterdam Kids to School
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Today, there is a strike in public transport due to the cabinet's planned cuts to social security. The unions want those cuts to be completely taken off the table.
Normal rush hour despite public transport strike; Sloop sails Amsterdam kids to school
The nationwide public transport strike did not have a major impact on rush hour Wednesday morning. Traffic on the roads looked about the same as usual, and the train stations were largely deserted. Commuters found ways around the strike. In Amsterdam, a sloop boat took children to school.An ANP reporter saw that Utrecht Central Station was completely empty on Wednesday morning, apart from a few NS Employees. Amsterdam Central Station was also la…
Today, employees across the country are bringing public transport to a standstill due to the cabinet's plans to cut social security. Trains, buses, trams, and metros are largely remaining in the depot. Nevertheless, the number of traffic jams is not as bad as expected: the Netherlands appears to be working from home en masse. We will keep you updated in this live blog.
To get to school on time during the nationwide public transport strike, children from Amsterdam-North sailed across the IJ in a sloop. Fons van de Kar moored at 8:15 AM with a handful of children at the Pontsteiger in the Oude Houthaven in Amsterdam.
Public transport in the Netherlands is virtually at a standstill for 24 hours today due to a nationwide strike. With this action, the trade unions FNV and CNV demand that the cabinet scrap the proposed cuts to social security not just partially, but completely.
It is usually bustling at Zwolle station, but today it is dead quiet. Public transport is on strike due to the planned budget cuts of the ... Read more
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