On 25.03.25, consecutive meetings were held in the city of Varna with the employees of "Urban Transport" – Varna, with the executive director of the company, Eng. Nikolay Antonov, as well as with the mayor of the city of Varna, Blagomir Kotsev, and the deputy mayor for finance, Hristo Rafailov.

The meetings were attended by the chairman of FTTU, Eng. Aleksandar Shopov, the vice president of CITUB, Todor Kapitanov, the chairman of the trade union organization, Pavlina Nikolova, and the regional coordinator, Ana Kovacheva.

The reason for the meetings was pressing issues related to the delay in the payment of salaries, working conditions, schedules, and other problems in "Urban Transport" – Varna.

The main focus was the lack of funds from the state budget in the amount of 6.5 million BGN, which would allow an increase in salaries by 15%, meaning at least 300 BGN.

We remind you that FTTU and CITUB insisted on increasing the subsidy for the urban transport of Varna, but at present this request has not been satisfied by the state.

Options for signing a new cooperation agreement with the trade unions were also discussed with the mayor and his team.

Readiness to conduct protest actions was discussed with the workers. The aim is to defend the right to decent pay and to demand accountability from the state.