(5 Jun 2014) Commuters in Brazil's biggest city faced long delays and massive disruption on Thursday after subway workers went on strike, rejecting the latest salary hike proposal.
The move comes days before Sao Paulo hosts the opening World Cup match between Brazil and Croatia.
In recent weeks, World Cup host cities like Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador have seen a wave of strikes from teachers, police officers and bus drivers demanding better salaries.
"Every day is hell. When it's not the bus, the subway goes on strike. There are problems every day," said one commuter forced to take the bus.
The strike stranded many of the 3.5 million people who use Sao Paulo's public transport systems on an average weekday.
The government's transit authority said Sao Paulo was seeing its worst traffic of the year so far; a city known for congested roadways and crowded public transport.
Massive demonstrations, which overtook many Brazilian cities last June were initially sparked by a violent police crackdown on marchers calling for the reversal of a hike in public transport fares.
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