Today, a third meeting was held regarding the negotiations for a new Collective Labor Agreement (CLA) with the Director of "Urban Transport" EAD - Varna.

The meeting was attended by the Chairman of FTTU, Eng. Aleksandar Shopov, the Chairperson of the trade union organization within the company, Pavlinka Nikolova, as well as workers from the Company.

Unfortunately, no agreements were reached between the employer and the trade union at this meeting. The positions and estimates presented by the management do not satisfy the basic demands of the workers related to salary increases and the improvement of working conditions and social benefits.

Therefore, we are launching a procedure to collect signatures for declaring a strike in accordance with the Law on the Settlement of Collective Labor Disputes (LSCLD).

Our strike demands are:

• Increase of the basic labor remuneration of all employees in the Company by 120 (one hundred and twenty) euros, effective from March 1, 2026.

• Increase of the additional monthly remuneration for acquired length of service and professional experience to 1.3% on the basic labor remuneration for each year of service for all workers and employees.

• Provision of funds for subsidizing food in the amount of 10 euros per day for workers and employees for actual time worked and paid annual leave.

• Improvement of working conditions:u000b– Provision of sanitary facilities and toiletsu000b– Improvement of lighting and heatingu000b– Provision of work and uniform clothing.

• Compliance with work schedules by securing the mandatory daily and weekly rest periods in accordance with the law, as well as the duration of the weekly working hours.

• Ensuring the possibility of using the paid annual leave for 2026, as well as the deferred leave from previous years.

• Improvement of transit schedules in order to ensure sufficient rest time for drivers at the final terminals.

We call on all colleagues to show solidarity in defense of our rights to fairer pay and better working conditions.