Nice's Lignes d'Azur network was disrupted again on Wednesday, the second strike in a week after the first walkout on July 15, as the pay dispute between transit unions and management continues without resolution.
All three tram lines and more than two dozen bus routes ran on Sunday and public holiday schedules throughout the day, with the same unions, Sud-Solidaires and the CFTC-UNSA, behind both actions. First departures on eight routes were kept at normal weekday times to preserve early morning travel. Around 156 drivers joined the strike, a little over a third of the network's driving staff, according to figures reported by Nice-Matin.
The repeated walkouts have pushed the pay dispute up the agenda for Nice's new municipal administration, which is now expected to find a resolution to end the recurring disruption. Workers are seeking a stronger pay increase than management's offer of a 1.5% raise and a 400 euro bonus, a proposal the unions rejected before the first strike.