Transport workers welcome higher wages and better conditions
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Kai">Kai</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4:30 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 27 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="home">home</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="steamed">steamed</span> <span word="buns">buns</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="vendor">vendor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="No">No</span> 158 <span word="bus">bus</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> 10 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($1.57) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="supper">supper</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 9 <span word="pm">pm</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shenyang">Shenyang</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 14-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="workday">workday</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> 27 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> 13 <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> 2,860 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earned">earned</span>2,200 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($345).</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1,700 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sum">sum</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span>," <span word="Liu">Liu</span>, 36, <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="a">a</span> 5-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="child">child</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> 15-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shenyang">Shenyang</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shenyang">Shenyang</span> <span word="federation">federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="unions">unions</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="benefiting">benefiting</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15,000 <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shenyang">Shenyang</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,600 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>, 1,500 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, 1,450 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dispatchers">dispatchers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 1,200 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="logistics">logistics</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p>
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