국토부 김현미 장관 "광역버스부터 준공영화 하겠다"...요금인상도 검토
In a bid to stop bus drivers going on strike tomorrow, the government has offered to increase bus fares by about seventeen cents, starting from Gyeonggi-do Province and introduce a semi-public bus management system.
The announcement came after transport minister Kim Hyun-mee discussed ways to prevent the strike with ruling party leader Lee Hae-chan and Gyeonggi-do governor Lee Jae-myung at the National Assembly.
If the semi-public system is adopted, the government is likely to compensate losses for long-distance buses.
The bus unions have been demanding a wage hike and more government support, claiming they will be paid less if work hours decrease due to the 52-hour workweek system.
