Attack on another bus driver: A passenger attacked last night, at 11:00 PM, a bus driver of the company "Electra Afikim Transport" (formerly Egged Transport) on line 155 between Jerusalem and Mevaseret Zion.
The man broke the driver's partition, attacked and injured the driver.
Due to this, the transportation lines between Jerusalem and Givat Zeev and Mevaseret Zion were shut down today (Friday) starting at 12:30 and are expected to continue to strike until 14:30 in protest of the driver's attack.
As stated, a bus driver of the company "Electra Afikim Transport" on line 155 between Jerusalem and Mevaseret Zion.
A passenger shouted at the driver for not standing at the designated bus stop, cursed at the driver and threw a scooter at the driver.
The driver's partition broke due to the force of the shot.
The driver turned to the hospital with a deep cut in his hand.
In response to the assault incident, the Union of Forced Workers Transportation Committees reported that assaulting drivers over the weekend has become routine and that shutting down company lines in the capital is being considered.
The strike that finally came to fruition today with the mixed lines being: Mevaseret Zion: 154, 155, 156, 157, 158. Givat Zeev: 131, 132, 133, 134 and 135.
Tamar Ohana, head of the Forced Transport for Workers' Branch, which unites Electra Afikim workers, said: "Attacking drivers on weekends has become a regular ritual. It is not possible for drivers on Thursdays and Fridays to fear for their lives.
On Sunday, the public transportation committees are scheduled to meet with Transportation Minister Michaeli.
"Violence against drivers is just a symptom of disrespect for bus drivers," the union said in a statement to the Workers' Transport Committees. And life-threatening. "
As you may recall, the union has declared a labor dispute in the Superbus, Electra-Afikim and Dan companies in the south and will be able to shut down all the buses in the companies next week.