A one-day unauthorized bus strike was held yesterday in protest over the government's proposed elimination of early retirement benefits and a change that would require bus drivers to pay for mandatory training.
I didn't even realize there was a strike until I got to Danish class, where several people were missing. Other people were able to get to Risø by sharing a taxi. At the train station, where people catch a connecting bus, a driver stopped his car and shouted out, "Does anyone need a ride to Risø?" Because so many people drive to work there was no worry about getting a return ride to the train station.
Movia, the bus company, has a travel guarantee. If the wait for a bus is over 20 minutes you may take a taxi and be reimbursed for up to 300 kroner (about $50). The site says it is not valid if there is a work stoppage, but since the union did not authorize the strike the guarantee is in place.
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