Drivers of the Jerusalem Light Rail system shut down the trains in a wildcat strike Sunday morning leaving tens of thousands people stranded.
The drivers are protesting work conditions and the increased frequency of trains.
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The Transportation Ministry is deploying hundreds of additional buses to try to overcome the sadden lack of train service.
CityPass, which operates the light rail system, called the strike and act of “bullies” and added it will appeal to the courts for an order that the drivers return to work.
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