SMRT bus driver's strike
SMRT bus drivers from China that started a strike on
Monday did so illegally, Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan Jin said on
Tuesday.
"By taking matters into their own hands the drivers have clearly crossed the line," Tan said, noting that strikes are illegal for "essential services" unless they give the employer 14 days of notice of the intent to go on strike.
"These workers have disrupted public transport services and Singapore's industrial harmony. The government views these disruptions very seriously," he said.
"By taking matters into their own hands the drivers have clearly crossed the line," Tan said, noting that strikes are illegal for "essential services" unless they give the employer 14 days of notice of the intent to go on strike.
"These workers have disrupted public transport services and Singapore's industrial harmony. The government views these disruptions very seriously," he said.
Police, he added, are investigating the illegal strike.
"Taking the law into your own hands is wrong. This illegal strike is not acceptable and would be dealt with in accordance to the law," he asserted.
Tan made the remarks in a press briefing on Tuesday afternoon. Yahoo! Singapore had not been invited to the briefing but received a copy of his remarks from the ministry afterwards.
Some 60 SMRT bus drivers from China, some with valid medical reasons, did not turn up for work on Tuesday, the second day of a rare labour strike in Singapore.
"We continue to keep our communications open with the Service Leaders, and are also working with the relevant authorities to find an amicable resolution," the transport operator said in a statement in the morning.
On Monday, more than 100 SMRT bus drivers from China refused to go to work, protesting a disparity in salary between them and other foreign bus captains.
"Taking the law into your own hands is wrong. This illegal strike is not acceptable and would be dealt with in accordance to the law," he asserted.
Tan made the remarks in a press briefing on Tuesday afternoon. Yahoo! Singapore had not been invited to the briefing but received a copy of his remarks from the ministry afterwards.
Some 60 SMRT bus drivers from China, some with valid medical reasons, did not turn up for work on Tuesday, the second day of a rare labour strike in Singapore.
"We continue to keep our communications open with the Service Leaders, and are also working with the relevant authorities to find an amicable resolution," the transport operator said in a statement in the morning.
On Monday, more than 100 SMRT bus drivers from China refused to go to work, protesting a disparity in salary between them and other foreign bus captains.
source : yahoo sg
omgggggg.......who do you think you are??? staged a strike in singa? hello..this is singa and not china you know.... OTL
this is the place that contribute to your rice bowl and yet you showed your displeasure by doing something that singa citizens have never do it before....you all are just finding trouble... BIG trouble...
this is the place that contribute to your rice bowl and yet you showed your displeasure by doing something that singa citizens have never do it before....you all are just finding trouble... BIG trouble...
we shall see what will happen next....
don't you remember the phrase? : never show disrespectful towards the one that feed you
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