Indefinite Bus Strike is now on

There was no service this morning in my town of Almere. I guess people are going to suffer for a few days at least.

The strike means that no buses are operating in most of the country, with the exception of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Dordrecht and parts of Gelderland, Limburg and Friesland, where drivers fall under another pay deal.

DutchNews.nl - Indefinite bus strike begins

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