{"id":59666,"date":"2018-01-12T15:24:04","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T15:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=59666"},"modified":"2018-01-12T23:31:05","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T23:31:05","slug":"watch-drivers-transporting-linemen-strike-after-not-receiving-pay-for-3-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=59666","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Drivers Transporting Linemen Strike After Not Receiving Pay For 3 Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus drivers contracted to transport linemen in the territory to restore power to work, began striking a week ago after going over three months without pay. According to the bus drivers, the contractor has blamed WAPA for the issue, stating that it has not received money from the utility to pay the bus drivers. 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