"We gathered because the situation in the company is the same as in the state." Nothing is better," said one of the rebel workers for "Vreme". GSP workers, together with citizens and students, walked from that plant on Dorćol to the Assembly of Belgrade, where they submitted their four demands
Workers City Transport Company (GSP) they gathered in front of the GSP directorate on Dorćol, and then together with citizens, students and activists they reached the Belgrade City Assembly where they submitted their demands.
Before that, the drivers of the City Transport Company, from the Dorćol plant, they gathered in front of the plant demanding from the Mayor of Belgrade, the President of the City Assembly and the Acting Director of the Public Transport Sector the fulfillment of four demands.
The gathered members of the GSP were supported by the students in the blockade who joined them in the procession.
With shouts: "General strike" and "Students with workers" the column went through the central city streets.
"I hope for changes." This all started with the students and while there is this energy, let's take advantage of all that is happening. We gathered because the situation in the company is the same as in the state. "Nothing is better," said one of the rebel workers for "Vreme".
He added that the workers decided to protest when the information was confirmed that the trolleybus plant of this company was planned to be discontinued.
"Today we are protesting, tomorrow another part of the company, and so part by part of GSP will go on strike." They have a plan to abolish trolleybuses, and this protest is a message to them not to do that," said one of the workers at this protest.
"Today, we came here to support the workers of the GSP, because mutual solidarity is the only thing that can save us at this time," the student of the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade told "Vreme".
Among those who are with the GSP workers are activists of the organization "Bring back the troll 28".
"We came out to support the demands of GSP." They gathered themselves, without a union, and made a de facto plenum. We support them and we have a common goal", Davor Stupar from this organization told Vreme.
The first request, as they stated, is the suspension of all activities of the city of Belgrade in connection with the abolition of the trolleybus subsystem, the abandonment of the implementation of public-private partnership and the annulment of the Decision on the adoption of the self-initiative proposal of the public-private partnership project, which was adopted by the City Assembly at the session held on December 25, 2024, and which adopted the proposal of the private carrier "Strela" from Obrenovac to replace the city trolleybuses with private electric buses.
The second request requests a guarantee from the city of Belgrade and its leaders that the "Dorćol" trolleybus depot will remain for use by GSP and that it will not be transferred to a third party for use or performance of activities.
The third request is for the City of Belgrade to approve an urgent tender for the purchase of 100 new modern trolleybuses for the needs of GSP "Belgrade", in order to fully renew the trolleybus fleet of city transport.
The last, fourth request, refers to the review of the justification and legality of the existing contracts by which GSP "Belgrade" took away the city lines and lines from the lines "100", "300", "400" and "700" and gave them to private carriers in the last year.
"For trolls - for modern public transport"
The trade unions remind that ten trade unions, citizens' associations and professional organizations launched the action "For trolleys - for modern public transport" in January, which calls for the immediate suspension of public-private partnerships, the purchase of new modern trolleybuses, but also for trolleybuses to remain within the public city transport system and not to be given over to private transporters who have no experience with electric vehicles, unlike GSP.
It was also requested that the City of Belgrade fully include experts from the Faculty of Transportation and all interested parties in decisions regarding the further development of the trolleybus subsystem and the expansion of the network, which is in accordance with the already adopted strategy of the City of Belgrade.
At the end of December, the mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, announced the abolition of trolleybuses, because, as he stated, "they hinder the development of the city". As a replacement for these vehicles, the city of Belgrade will switch to electric vehicles.
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