news Brazil metro, trains on strike just one week before first game in Sao Paulo

[Harry]

 

The Brazilian city that will host the World Cup’s opening match in a week was thrown into transit chaos Thursday as subway and overland commuter train operators went on strike, putting at risk the only means that most soccer fans will have to reach the stadium. The subway system is Sao Paulo’s main public transpiration system to the Itaquerao stadium where the Cup’s first game will be held on June 12. The strike stranded many of the more than 4 million people who use Sao Paulo’s public transport systems on an average weekday. Enraged passengers kicked in large doors at some stations when they arrived to find them closed for their morning commute.

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[pjbr40]

That suck. i wander why can't the union delay it for a bit till agreement. i guess they are thinking hey pay me more before the cup but not afterward when millions of dollars get poured in.

[TheNewYorkElevated]

I heard about this on NHK World's Newsline (with footage of the situation from a news channel in that city), and I cannot tell you: it was chaotic. There were that many people trying to board one of those replacement trains in service...

[yardlet6]

 

Sao Paolo is one of the biggest cities in the world. 11 million in the city and 20 in the burbs plus a street system that makes no sense. They need that subway.