FTTU presented its "protest Christmas validator" at the CITUB protest action

Over 100 union members of the Federation of Transport and Trade Unions actively participated in the protest action of CITUB under the motto "NO to the division of workers! YES to higher incomes!"

Our members from all units of the transport sector - "Metropolitan", "Capital City Transport", "Capital City Electric Transport", "Urban Transport" - Varna, Municipal Transport - Ruse - were in the square to clearly show that transport workers will no longer tolerate inequality, low wages, and undervaluation of their labor.

FTTU also presented its "protest Christmas validator", part of the Christmas corner of CITUB, where there was an improvised Christmas tree, gifts with specific demands, brought by "Budget" Santa Claus and Snow White.

In his speech, Eng. Alexander Shopov, Chairman of FTTU, stated: "The Federation of Transport and Trade Unions is here because transport is the backbone of the economy and people's daily lives. But this backbone is hunched over from low pay, staff shortages, and enormous pressure. Transport workers do not want handouts — they want decent pay, normal working conditions, and respect for their profession. Today's protest is a clear signal: the sector will not allow itself to be divided and undervalued anymore." He added that "if necessary, we will block Sofia, Varna, and Ruse to defend our demands."

FTTU reminds that the necessary funds for a minimum 10% increase in wages in the entire sector are:

- urban transport in Sofia – 23.60 million euros;

- urban transport in Varna – 2.60 million euros;

- urban transport in Ruse – 1.10 million euros;

Total: 27.3 million euros.