Bus Drivers End Strike and Offer Free Rides
From Times Wire Reports
Striking bus drivers went back to work after a monthlong walkout, offering free rides for the rest of the week in hopes of winning back customers.
The strike forced people on Oahu to hitchhike, walk, bicycle or form carpools to get through the shutdown that began Aug. 26, when 1,300 drivers, mechanics and clerks deadlocked on a new contract with the company that operates the buses in Honolulu.
An agreement on a five-year contract was reached.
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