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It is just the 3rd day and the strike has ended. Our first strike in 26 years, and outsourced to Foreign Talents....
SINGAPORE - The SMRT bus drivers who had been on strike for the past two days, causing delays in service, appeared to have returned to work this morning.
Two buses picked up the drivers, who are from China, from their Woodlands dormitory to ferry them to their respective bus depots.
But the aftermaths would be.... difficult.
One can guess how the government should react.
If they did not do anything decisive to punish the Chinese strikers, then many Singaporeans would be unhappy that the government is harsh on locals over strikes but lenient when it comes to foreigners.
If they do much to punish, they may also create the impression that workers' welfare are secondary to corporations' profits.
And it does not help that the government has to juggle the relationship with China, the big giant to our north. Any wrong move perceived as unfair which offend the China public and we may be come the next victim of China's boycott. (Just look at Japan's manufacturers which suffered massively with China and Japan's territorial disputes)
And if it pushes too hard, SMRT would probably has to increase bus fares. (Let's be realistic).
And the public hates public transport fare increases. Especially when MRT has broke down so many times, the public would be suspicious of any fare increases.
Tough job.
I do hope we are paying the ministers enough money.
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