Two thousand drivers working for the two public bus cooperatives here went on strike today when the cooperatives refused to grant the men an 8 percent wage increase which they had demanded. The strike has not been approved by the Histadrut, Israel’s federation of labor.
Despite the walk-out, bus service, both in this city and on interurban lines, was running smoothly, the cooperatives reported. The vehicles were being run by officers and supervisory members of the cooperatives as well as by some pensioned drivers who had been called back to work. All bus schedules on the two lines were being maintained, the company officials said.
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