Update 4: Transport workers snarl traffic in Sliema, St Julians

Mad men all of them.. I'm glad I stayed home this week !

I wouldn't want to use the Public Transport Service until it all gets sorted out even if the strike is over.

@ Michael Caruana

Minister Mifsud Bonnici does not have to do anything. Laws are in place, all the Police have to do is enforce them. I suspect that they are holding back a bit so as not to add fuel to the fire.
The Prime Minister appoints Ministers with specific jobs. This one belongs to Minister Austin Gatt and, boy, oh boy, is he handling it right! The courts have proved him right and five new hearse licences have been issued. People are behind Austin Gatt and now they are pushing to get rid of the ignorant mob and liberalize the buses and minibuses NOW ! Taxis to follow ASAP including fixed tariffs, trip meters and more competition.

@Alex Spiteri So it's alright for a windscreen to be smashed as long as there's the insurance to pay!! what a rediculous argument. what about the persons who were beaten up? oh perhaps they're insured too! is your house insured Mr. Spiteri? is it alright for someone to enter and smash up everything in it? If ever there was a culture of strikesit's today and for the past 20 years because before that you would have been putting yourself in danger had you decided to strike. The drivers have a right to strike but they are overstepping that right by being violent.

With all that is going on I realized the lack of National security we have on this Island.

@alex spiteri

perhaps you should take a break. you seem to be tired. read your pieces and appreciate how you contadict yourself. you declare yourself a libertarian. one definition of libertarian in the urban dictionary is... Quote' a former republican who grew larger balls and decided to say **** the establishment ' unquote. another definition is quote' a libertarian is one who believes that you should be able to do whatever you choose, other than to hurt or take away that freedom from someone else. enough said ! you can drop your halo now !

@Micheal Caruana..."where is dottor gonzi?"

apparently at the moment l-ex president tal-azzjoni kattolika is concerned that we don't have divorce in malta!! he will be remembered as malta's worst prim minister, at least till next election!

Alex Spiteri wrote: "@the other gentlemen who are using the 'violance' issue as an asset to attack the drivers, no i won't condone violence but i'm not concerned either that a windscreen was smashed, there's insurance who will make up for it!".

1. One does not use violence to attack drivers. By using violence these drivers are attacking their own reputation. No wonder all decent citizens are fed up with such thugs!

2. Then I suppose you wouldn't mind if someone smashed your car's windscreen, would you? Stop defending the indefensible and join the civilized community.

im so sorry that Saint Augustine gatt....AKA austin has been left alone struggling with all this......wers the PM ? PRESIDENT ? MINISTER OF JUSTICE ? and all other ministers......as we say in maltese....kulhadd Gallaria.....the only person we saw was Dr.DEMARCO yest at airport........so wer are all others ?? or they are also aware of mr AUSTIN ARROGANCE ??

@ Alex Spiteri and those who think(?) like him. In the good old days it was strikers who were beaten up by the mob. today anyone can strike without being victimized, beaten up, having his license withdrawn and this simply for striking not for being violent. the bus drivers are not effected by the govt. plans to liberalize the hearse service. they clearly have a hidden agenda.
alex mentioned german strikers. have they beaten up anyone yet? a bunch of half naked undervest wearers will not bring malta to the verge of civil strife. the prime minister has better things to do than to waste time with this rabble. when they start behaving like civilized citizens he'll meet with them. But alex and his ilk see in this something to rubbish the govt. with they still can't stomach the election defeat.

G Rickard: No one's arguing that drivers should not go on strike. Only nutcases would defend the attacks on drivers who opt out of the strike. What do they hope to gain by creating mayhem and misery?

@Alex Spiteri - You are right, everyone has a right to strike
BUT the government is not doing what it wants!
The government is doing what the majority of Maltese want, and that is to get rid of this sub-standard, frustrating and money draining public transport services.
No matter how the government conducts the reform in this sector, this was inevitable, because these people only want one thing, to do as they please, even if it means a dis-service to the public.
The only lesson these drivers have given to the Maltese, is that the government is absolutely right in finally sticking to his guns!
This time the strikers must be defeated, otherwise it will be all a waste of time.

At least the four VIOLENT THUGS taken to court have been kept at the Corradino Correctional Facilities under custody. That means that for today we have FOUR less VIOLENT THUGS on the road. Thank you Minister Gatt and keep it up. All Malta wants is CLEAN TRANSPORT !!!!!

@joe cassar...let me assure you, that i'm not a leftist, a socialist, neither a commie, far from it! i'm a libertarian who believes in limited government and yes, liberalisation is something i agree with. in fact , i'm supporting the drivers simply because it's time that someone stand in the way of the government arrogance, this is not the way reforms are conducted!

@corinne vella...i assure i'm not a transport worker or as u put it "safely ensconed at home". i work at floriana and my wife in valletta which normally uses public transport. yday i had to 'escape' from work and spent more than 30min to get to her office as she was a bit sick. but don't worry, i understand ur concern that i might not be affected with the strike, as i said earlier in a country full of cowards, the philosophy of the 'comfort zone' still prevails.

@the other gentlemen who are using the 'violance' issue as an asset to attack the drivers, no i won't condone violence but i'm not concerned either that a windscreen was smashed, there's insurance who will make up for it!

A coach driver was forced off his vehicle and beaten in an incident near Zebbug this morning.Is this right? they have right to strike.but this MOB don`t have right to take over our democratic country!

@Jack Skelt. I am a St Julians resident myself and I dont clasify myself as a PN die hard. I do however agree with the liberalisation of the Public Transport which does bring about competition and hopefully a better service. I beleive that Austin Gatt is correct in taking this stand and not giving in to these bullying and violent tactics. What I cannot understand is how:
1.) The Minister of Justice Carm Mifsud Bonnici has done nothing at all and the police are proving to be useless.
2.) Where is Lawrence Gonzi?

strike is fine buiut there is always violence involved and that should not be the way !! It is embarrassing and needless. And this is not the culture of strike . We are not living in the Stone Age , although one get the feeling if you stay for a while in Malta!!

In the market where I work it is dog eat dog situation, full of competition, and that is how it is supposed to be!
Who are these people to demand monopolies?
Big Thanks to Austin Gatt!

Re the clean air.. hear, hear. Seriously the government shoudl now clamp down on the buses. why should we all suffer:
The Times should give this aspect more prominence.

So these are the bad guys, equivalent to the rustlers and bandits in the old Wild West. In them old days the sheriff with a badge and his 45 always solved the problem. Hearses were aplenty at that time. So if today the sheriff will take the wheels from the bad guys then the posse will have no problem to round them off! You have the means and there is sufficient reason, do you have the resolve to walk the talk.
Sure we will have some publicity, but at least it will be for doing what have to be done to get the place back in order. Limited force is permitted against law breakers. The majority of them did enough ‘crimes against public peace’-; unlawful assembly, public violence, instigation to commit a crime, incitement. While a few did ‘Crimes against the safety of the Government’-; Endeavour to compel the Government to alter counsel & unlawful assembly with seditious intent.
Or is it us the law abiding citizens that have for ever and ever to take the brunt from the lawful and the rowdy elements of our society?

@alex spiteri
you are completely right that everybody has a right to strike and the bus drivers are so entitled. what however they can not do is prevent others forceibly to desist from going about their business and using violence in this respect. when the lorry drivers drove into london to show their anger at oil prices they abided by police directions and traffic was not blocked as the lorries were allowed in the vicinity of the houses of parliament in a limited number and others were allowed in when space was available. a far cry to what is happening here in malta.
@vince farrugia - GRTU
i always thought that you were supposed to protect your members and find solutions and not act the part of god almighty . i am sure that you are going contrary to the opinion of the vast majority of your members in taking the side of the bus drivers actions. pity that your comments were hastily removed.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, this morning these thugs decided to come to St.Julians, I could not get to work because they decided to block the road. So there we were in our cars in this heat at the mercy of these ******** as they turned off their engines and were joking and laughing not a policeman in sight.
They had their fun ,now its time to get them off the road by force if need be, they are making our country look totally pathetic
Have they not realised that they have no support and have only managed to bother people and make themselves look like total idiots.

Please Mr. Skeit don't turn this into a political issue. I am sure MLP's new leader is against what is happening. How could a bunch of bullies hold Malta to a ransom. As regards strikes and protests in other countries as far as one can see on TV, the police do their best to stop illegal protests. Here, at least until now, they do not seem to be doing much.

@ Alex Spiteri

If you claim that the drivers are giving a lesson on how to stand up for one’s rights then you and the drivers were not being attentive during the basic Human Rights’ lesson. I am surprised that you boast that being violent and hampering and disrupting innocent workers’ lives is the way that strikes should be carried out.

As regards calling the public cowards and keyboard warriors, I believe that this warrants an apology on your part. Notwithstanding, you also seem to be a ‘keyboard warrior’since even you have joined in the fray; you could not resist passing comments via the internet.

@ Skelt

You just said it yourself "Dr Gatt just said that he has no intention of liberilisation of the taxis and public transport but only of the hearse" if Dr. Gatt had no intention of liberalising buses, mini-vans and taxis, why on earth did they go on strike? I'm sure that those who drive hearses have a voice of their own and if they do go on strike I think they can create quite a mess on their own. Mater Dei can hold up to 54 corpses and as far as I can tell their just about 12 if not more...bus drivers need not go on strike because the government was never going to change anything regarding their supposedly "good" service. It does need to be liberalised and as soon as possible and btw how can you call Gatt the bully when in the past few days bus drivers went 3 times to his house trying to intimidate him?

Jack,

Dr. Gatt never said that he has no INTENTION of liberalization of other monopolies. He said he has no plans. You can't do everything at once. And before we start blabbering around nonsense, keep in mind that what we are suffering now, is mostly actions that where instilled prior to 87. Which rightly so, might have been the way forward at that time, but then again the time frame of the monopolies given where unjustified. Let's not turn this something against the government. Keep in mind that even Dr. Muscat is calling for the strike to end. If the government back down now, he would lose any power he have and you will let a bunch of ruthless thugs rule the country.

I believe that Dr. Gatt, got enough mental strength to win this battle. Good luck Dr. Gatt, and thank you for stopping these thugs!

Alan Abela-Wadge

THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL ISSUE. BE SINCERE, THE NEXT TIME ANY OF YOU LEAVE YOUR KIDS ON A MINIVAN, WONT YOU LOOK TWICE AT THE DRIVER? WILL YOU THINK:-

1. DID I SEE THAT FACE ON TV ON 14.7.08?
2. IS MY KID SAFE WITH HIM?
3. WILL HE USE FOUL LANGUAGE INFRONT OF MY KID.?
4. WILL HE BULLY THE KIDS IF THEY MISBEHAVE?
5. WILL HE GET VIOLENT IF SOMEBODY ON THE ROAD ANGERS HIM?
6. SHOUL;D I TRUST HIM WITH MY KID'S SAFETY?

ALL THOSE WHO HAVE KIDS UNDERSTAND THIS. AND WHATEVER THE OUTCOME, THESE DOUBTS WILL REMAIN. I AM ONLY SORRY FOR THOSE HONEST AND WELL-BEHAVED TRANSPORT WORKERS WHO WILL BE BRANDED BECAUSE OF THIS DISORGANISED AND VIOLENT STRIKE.

Why don't these people just give up. They're so pathetic.

And Mr. Skelt, I feel sorry for you because you think of yourself as "normal". You should be out car-cading with the rest of your bully friends instead of sending badly written and ignorant comments to this website.

@ Alex Spiteri

No one is questioning their right to strike - that is a right which all workers in a democratic country have, HOWEVER, although in this way the bus users are directly affected, they have no right to affect the livelihood of other citizens who would have not been otherwise affected.

Instead of trying to win over a section of the population who already holds them in contempt, they managed to come out as thugs even more !.

I live in b'Bugia and work in Marsa, so I would be the first one to use a bus to avoid parking problems IF THE SERVICE WAS UP TO SCRATCH but I rather prefer spending 15 mins going around looking for a parking space then spending 40 mins on a 40 year old bus, crammed to capacity, smelling of oil, windows which do not open, radio blaring full on, and of course, the cherry on the cake, a driver who looks like he slept on the wrong side of the bed once too often...NO THANKS.

@Ja ck skeplt - do you want to talk with this thugs about being themselves the licensing authority? do you want these thugs to employ criminals to face honest citizens? do you want these thugs to withhold a licence to you and to me so that one day we may be able to work like they are doing? Do you want these thugs to dictate to the government of the day, if you are not so partisan in your actions? Do you want these tthugs to raise the prices for their services? Do you want these thugs to dictate your life and your services? I fyou want them to do so, I for one do not want them. I prefer to see them in jail rather than running the shuttle services for my children.

@ Jack Skelt

You are absolutely right!! Where Is Lawrence Gonzi amidst such a crisis? Foreign Prime Ministers cut short their visits abroad to return to their country and address the situation head-on when similar crisis arise.

May I remind you that around 12-15yrs ago Red Mini-Van owners had striked for days and there were no incidents. It's a question of how to handle a strike and be open for discussions.

Nice name Jack Skelt...

At least for once, the greatest majority of the people are behind the Government - in fact most of us think that it is being too democratic and lenient!

See the TOM online poll!

@Alex Spiteri
Culture of Strike?? So you refer to breaking other’s people property, withholding people against their will and stopping other from doing their daily job as CULTURE OF STRIKE?? While you are at it why don’t you go out there and help them organize another charge on Castille? Austin Gatt made it very clear that these people have the right to strike – but they do not have the right to break the law as they wish and like!! The majority of Maltese are supporting the government on this issue because they are fed up of the attitude these people have!! What we have seen in these last few days makes it more crystal clear that a change needs to be done in this sector, and it needs to be done very fast! Regarding strikes in other countries I have only one thing to say; like here in Malta those people have the right to strike but when those people break the law they get arrested on the spot!! Secondly (although most of the time this is still not enough) some sort of basic service is always provided in these countries when strikes are being held!

@Jack Skelt

Please have a crash course on the Maltese market liberalization and privatization strategy – you seem quite outdated and a political nonsense diehard.

What a bunch of thugs! These people have taken over the whole country. They are at the moment driving along the sea front in Sliema and St Julians, honking their horns, driving very slowly and causing havoc ! Spinola is completely blocked. I honestly hope that they do not get away with this. I was really pleased to read that arrests have been made. They cannot expect to have everything their way. Thumbs up to Austin Gatt for not giving in.

@ Alex Spiteri - another 'enlightened' contributor who sees nothing wrong with this kind of strike ... and he says that this is a lesson on how Maltese workers stand up for their rights ... is that so? It shows what kind of democratic person you are. Democratic credentials were never your forte, it seems, if you think in this manner.
Yes, indeed: in Malta, drivers and all those taking part in this strike are nothing but feeble, open-shirted terrorists! People unable to do their jobs properly and therefore have to resort to cartels and monopolies, and continue being fed by people like yourself, unable to distinguish between a legal, well-managed and well-organised strike, and acts of anarchy!

You seem to be living in the 70s if you are unable to grasp the strength and importance of the Internet, blogs, chatrooms, Facebook, etc.... Your leader believes in such strength - but you still seem warped up, locked in some past century! Get a life and update yourself, man!

MR ALEX SPITERI YOU HAVE SPOKEN FOR A LOT OF US.. THIS TRANSPORT STRIKE HAS OPENED UP THE DOORS FOR OTHERS.THIS GOVERMENT CANNOT ROLL OVER US AND WE DO NOT OR CANNOT EVEN SPEAK ABOUT IT. GOOD ON YOU ALEX.

Alex Spiter: You are either a transport worker or safely ensconced at home. The right to strike may be sacrosanct but there is no such thing as a right to disrupt everyone else's life by blocking roads and attacking anyone who provides an alternative service. I see and hear lots of noise about what the drivers expect out of this situation, but nothing about what their customers. There would be more sympathy for their cause if they showed that non-liberalisation meant better value for money. Then they might win support, instead of antagonising everyone.

It is evident that more arrests are needed for these thugs to give up and decide to obey the law. I appeal to all those,who like me, have video footage of wrongdoings by this scum to pass it quietly to the POLICE for identification. Stand up to this filth.

Pls someone take legal action - amazing that the police aren't! No surprises though - the police in this country enjoy just watching the action - where is our Justice Minister in all of this????

Himself like so many other ministers should take Austin Gatt's example perhaps this country can move forward! The Labour Party should also stand up and be counted. This is what the electorate really wants - justice.

@ Michael Gauci - 'although im agaist violence i see nothing wrong in this local strike..' Now this is what I call a guy who seems to be unaware of what is going on in the country. Gauci sees nothing wrong with this strike, yet, says he is against violence... have you been watching the news, or were you busy still trying to come to terms with reality in Malta? This 'local strike' is inundated with violence and intimidation ... but of course, if you are incapable of even mentally registering the events around you, it's useless even trying to discuss with you. And you have the gall to call FACEBOOK 'infantli' - well, whatever you wanted to mean by that word. Get a bit coached in basic English, will you?!

Poor deluded Alex Spiteri appears to think that the right to strike, which all of us accept, also includes the right to harm the general good. That is utterly unacceptable.. Withdrawal of the stirkers' services is within the law, but the commission of criminal acts in furtherance of the dispute was bad in the past and remains bad now, whether in Spain, France or Malta.
We now expect the Police to do their job, that of putting an immediate end to blatantly illegal conduct.

I still cannot agree that the bus and mini-van drivers are being allowed to rampage willy-nilly over common sense and decency. Fair do, let them strike if they have to. But confine them to a specific area and don't let them leave. If they do try to leave, slap a ticket on them. If in the process of moving they make a cacophony of noise with their air horns, slap a ticket on them. If they block traffic in any way, slap a ticket on them. For the slightest misdemeaner, slap a ticket on them. After a while they will get the message, and if they don't slap another ticket on them. I can't agree with the Commissioner of Police when he says they don't have the means of towing buses. Requisition a couple of those large bull dozers on some of the building sites around the island for the duration of the strike. They will do the job nicely. Also any driver convicted of a crime during the strike should have his licence revoked, after all he will then be classed as a criminal, and we can't have them driving our buses. It's bad enough that we've got thugs

Mr. Alex Spiteri, Workers have the right to strike but no one is allowed to use violence against anyone that does not agree with his actions. Your words show quiet clear from which leftist group you come, we are now in the year 2008, communisim is dead, the left is forgotten, the future of our children cannot depend on monopolies and who wants to get paid for nothing.
please grow up and face reality.

This is obviously being done in the interests of the white taxis.
Permits for white taxis have been known to fetch astronomical prices, and liberalisation would depreceate this investment overnight.

Hence the abusive overcharging, bullying and intimidation by white taxis. Liberalisation of the entire public transport would not have increased the number of public buses or even mini-vans for that matter, but it would surely have increased the number of white taxis, encouraging people to use taxis with a more reasonable price and meter and reduce trafic congestion on the streets.

Goverment should also consider liberalising pharmacies in his next move to dissolve monopolies.

MR MANUEL MICALLEF does not need to check our memories: in Mintoff's time, it would have been ANATHEMA to even approach Castille, let alone bang against, and kick its doors! You would have had half Zejtun running after you as well as the Police Force at that time!

It would have been likewise impossible at that time to presume too much, by blocking roads, creating mayhem and causing distress to local people and tourists alike!

The strikers at that time did none of what today's strikers are doing, with the blessing of Manuel Micallef, it seems - and yet, in his own words, they were arrested.

It shows that Manuel Micallef's memory is playing tricks on him. Probably his brain cells are clouded over by partisan politics. Unable to call a spade a spade.

"They" have the right to strike - but not causing violence and disruption in the streets, and not allowing others to go to work, etc ... Again, it seems that Micallef is living in cloud 9, if he does not know what's going on around him!

@ Alex Spiteri

No better words can be added to your comment!!

We Maltese just grumble about everything and everyone and we're not capable to protest or stand up or our rights, but when someone just takes the actions and stands up for his rights, then no, we just sit there and do nothing, or else just critisize the person (s) who just took the action to do so.

It's always the same!! We grumble for a couple of days, but everything go down the drain after a few days!!

These thugs are deliberately targeting tourist areas and not only routes to the working citizen. These people should be cleared off the roads. They should have their vehicles confiscated and they should be heavily fined and released after a serious of checks especially for exhaust fumes and cleanliness and for ariation. Then after having passed these severe tests they can be released otherwise scrapped. All these strikers should then be charged in court for their troglodite behaviour and held accountable for their irresponsible actions. All citizens who have been losing precious time and money due to these people should be adequately compensated.
Malta must get rid of them once and for all , Alfred Sant started it, lawrence Gonzi & Joseph Muscat please follow suit for the good of our nation !

I just cannot comprehend how these THUGS are allowed to block major arterial roads like St.Anne Street in Floriana and Tower Road in Sliema without any police intervention. I myself was caught up amongst these hooligans driving from Ghar id-Dud towards Fond Ghadir early this morning and a Traffic Police just stood there along side the pavement on the other side of the road watching them without any attempt to halt such nonsense.I just couldn't believe it. Whatever happened to noise pollution - I reckon it's non-existant in Malta!!!!

Yes they woke me up in the morning with all of them as much noise as possible, it did nto take long for the police to force them move here at the the strand seafront. They think because they are on strike everyone should stop working etc. STOP THIS!

Did anyone notice the clean air on the way into work this morning?

Is there anyway to make this strike more permanent...

@Alex Spiteri

No one ever said they are against strikers, it is their right to strike, like in any other part of the world. but you seem to be missing out on a very important part of this whole chaos, the violence. Tell me, are the lufthansa workers Smashing other aircrafts which are doing their job? are they threatening other pilots? i don't think so. That is the only point everyone is against here. It seems that you haven't been effected by all this.

And in regards to teaching a lesson to the maltese, is this how we should stand up for our right? by destroying other people's property and intimidating others? i think you better stay off the pipe for a while, it's disrupting your vision and common sense.

Thank god they went to sliema so they bother the PN die hards and leave us normal citezens in epace. And Dr. Gatt bully tactics should stop and start a dialogue so the stike stops as soon as possible, since this stike will be another excuse for Gonzipn to raise taxes. And who said PN are against monopolies, Dr Gatt just said that he has no intention of liberilisation of the taxis and public transport but only of the hearse. So I say Thank You PN ( Lover of Monopolies - MIA, Pharmacies etc) which only take action when you are forces by the EU, Thank you for putting us in this real mess. And btw where in the world is Dr Gonzi when our country is in crises, where are you hiding !!!

Dear Alex Spiteri,

Are the strikers in Germany and Spain blocking roads, damaging private property and threatening and intimidating tourists and the public? If so, they are terrorists too.

It seems that the minister miscalculated what was going to happen,i know that they have right to go on strike,but i don`t think they have right to take the law in their hands!correct me if i`m wrong! The minister should ask for any coaches and mini buses who are not on strike,and are willing to help,BUT THEY SHOULD BE PROTECTED BY OUR POLICE AND ARMY MUCH BETTER! Yesterday`s scenes proved that this MOB won over our police! That is what i call a SHAME! We need to protect our people and tourists much better!

@ alex spiteri....

ur 200 % right.......i totally agree with you....wot about fiumicino airport ?? strike every week......transport workers have all the right to strike.....2 weeks ago trailer drivers blocked all entrances to London ! although im agaist violence i see nothing wrong in this local strike.....

@ m.ellis.....

face book is something infantly hanini !! grow up !!

There are NO STOPPING signs in St Anne street Floriana.

Are these people going to receive a ticket for parking for two whole days there?

I am totally against violence - but they have the RIGHT to strick and protest, if they do not damage property or harm anyone.


For those of you who remember - when Mintoff tried to tackle the transport situation, and there were similar disturbances - PN branded Mintoff as a dictator and an authoritarian leader. Now, what has changed?!!

This just shows how frustrated they are because they know that the general public is against them. They cannot even make up their mind what to do next.

Mr Ellis’s proposal is good and whoever has suffered any loss in business should join in the action group and sue Mr Spiteri as the main instigator of this mess.

just at the same time, lufthansa workers in germany are on a 10 day strike that will effect the air traffic which will cost millions of liris and in spain there's another stirke on oil prices!

and here in malta we're accusing the drivers terrorists, bullies and what not!

i think its quite the time, that the culture of strikes is restored in malta. the government cannot continue with its arrogance of doing what we wants. i agree with the liberalistion of public transport, but this is not the way u conduct ur reforms. let's be honest, all liberalisation reforms conducting by the government were shadowed with corruption, abuse and negligence.

the drivers are giving malta a lesson of how one should stand up for his rights. off course , it might be a shock for a country full of cowards and keyboard warriors. 800 dock workers were replaced with indian and polish workers and no one said a word, 5 years were added to our pensions and no one dared to speak, illegal immigrants invading our island everyday and we limit our concern over the internet and surcharge was doubled last week and again, silence is golden!

IT SEEMS A BIT OF RELIEF FOR FLORIANA RESIDENTS, BUT THEY ARE OCCUPYING TOWER ROAD IN SLIEMA WITH A SINGLE LANE. THESE COWBOYS HAVE TO BE STOPPED. SO IF A PERSON PARKS HIS CAR WERE IT IT NOT PERMITTED GETS A TICKET, WHICH IS FAIR AND THIS THUGS SPEND 2 WHOLE DAYS PARKED IN ST. ANNE AND NO ACTION BEEN TAKEN . WERE IS THE LAW OF COMMON SENSE AND THE WARDENS . TAKE ACTION IMMIDIATELY .

yes they left... only to wake me up just now in St Julians making as much noise as possible!

@ M. Ellis:

Please advertise this group as much as possible! As Gonzi and the Bus Drivers wrote "Flimkien Kollox Possibli"

Dear Joseph, I suggest you take up Mr Ellis's suggestion. Fl-ghaqda s-sahha!!

Thank you Mr Ellis - We should get an advert on the times cause I know lots and lots of people who want to join!

@Joseph Agius

Dear Joseph, you may want to consider joining the Malta Transport Reform Action Group on facebook. We are a group of citizens who formed this group in reaction to the strike. Some of us are considering taking legal action against the strikers who blocked the road for loss of business. A single voice is much better than an individual.

Is there a time frame when we, MIA, tourists, hotels etc etc could start ltaking legal action against Mr Spiteri for financial losses? I hope he has enough to pay millions of euro in damages.

Common sense is finally prevailing.