(ANSA) - Rome, July 30 - Unionized bus drivers from ATAC
public transport company staged a sit-in at city hall as their
reps from CGIL, CISL and UIL trade union federations prepared to
meet with Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino.
"We didn't like the mayor's statements against ATAC
employees," said one bus maintenance worker.
"Personally I'm not afraid of privatization, but the
company must not be sold off to the lowest bidder".
"I'm against the privatization of ATAC," said Manuel, a
driver.
The mayor last week vowed to fix Rome's chronically
dysfunctional public transport system, announcing a series of
measures that range from firing managers at publicly-held ATAC
to seeking private-sector cash.
He followed this up by announcing he will replace the ATAC
board of directors and fire managers under whose watch the
city's transport system has degenerated into chaos.
Rome bus drivers protest privatization
As union reps prepare to meet mayor