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From Global Times:

More than 120 long distance bus drivers remained on strike Monday in the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, over proposed workplace regulations.

The drivers and the transportation company, Nujiang Transportation Group, were unable to reach a consensus by Monday.

The drivers started the strike on Thursday and decided to continue due to the poor nature of the talks.

Pan Wenhai, director of the local government publicity office, told the Global Times Monday that 124 drivers struck, affecting 11 intercity routes.

But no major inconvenience was caused to passengers because short distance buses were used along with some from neighboring cities.

"There is basically no stranded passengers," Pan said.

The company recently ordered all bus drivers to sign a new contract effective April 1 as part of a reform.

About 150 drivers work for the company, but none of them have signed the new contract.

Before that, the drivers purchased the buses on their own, and they pay between 2,000 and 3,000 yuan ($292 to $439) a month to the company for legal operation rights. The drivers keep most of the bus fares as income.

Under the reform, the company will buy buses and contract them out to the drivers.

Bus driver Li Xuejun told the Global Times Monday, that the company would purchase the old buses at a lower price. He said drivers would need to pay 160,000 yuan ($23,437) for two years of operation and another 180,000 yuan ($26,367) as a risk deposit. The company would pay a fixed salary to the drivers.

"It's unfair to us. My bus, a second-hand bus I bought last year with 150,000 yuan ($21,972) would only get thousands of yuan if the company reclaim it," Li said.

Pan said some changes have been made through negotiations between the drivers and the company, with the involvement of the local government.

He said the company has raised the bus repurchasing price, and lowered some management charges.

Some drivers also alleged that the transportation company had overcharged them, and demanded refund, the Yunnan Info Daily reported Monday.

The drivers also demanded the company publicize accounts for public inspection, Li Mengxun, the president of the drivers union was quoted by the newspaper as saying Monday.

Shi Qixin, a professor at Tsinghua University, said the new changes are well intended but the governments should play a major role in helping to promote the reform.

"The local governments can allocate a fund to support the reform and put priority on promoting public welfare causes," Shi told the Beijing News.

From Yunnan Net via Sohu.com:

本报讯 昨日上午10时20分，由六库发往下关的中巴车驶出客运站。这是罢运以来第一辆复工的中巴。10个小时后，最后一批罢运车辆司机与怒江交运集团公司签署了新合同，至此，为期6天的怒江中巴车罢运事件宣告结束，怒江客运线路逐渐恢复。

　　昨日凌晨1时40分，由六库发往下关的罢运中巴车司机率先与怒江交运集团公司达成一致，截至凌晨7时，除六库至福贡线12辆中巴车未能签署合同外，其余中巴司机均与公司签订合同或达成口头协定。怒江州委宣传部解释，未能签约的福贡线因为该班线一名司机生病，延迟了整体签约，昨晚8时，最后一批罢运司机在新合同上签了字。

　　因为双方达成协定较晚，原定于昨日上午6时首发的六库至下关班线，为保证驾驶员正常睡眠时间而拖延4小时发车。记者了解到事件处理结束后，怒江州交通局内部发文就该事件做了介绍。

　　记者随后联系了多名参与此次罢运的中巴车司机，都表示并不知道有这样一份文件。而就在昨日凌晨记者采访中，罢运司机商议，准备各班线聘请律师就合同事宜进行指导，与公司方面进行协商。凌晨3时，其中部分司机下榻的一家酒店内，司机居住的其中一处房间遭到人为破坏，据司机介绍，当时有五六人踹开房门进入，并踏坏了里间洗手间门，响动惊醒了住在该楼层的数十名司机，随后对方表示“走错了”，很快离去。接到报案的当地警方赶到调查，目前尚未得到警方说法，有驾驶员怀疑此次事件与他们罢工有关。

　　记者从中巴车司机处了解到，怒江交运集团公司已向司机发放了此前拖欠的工资，就之前罢运司机提出的车辆更新、GPS收费、燃油附加费补贴拖欠等费用，公司做出书面承诺，将在5日内理清费用账目，予以退还。