SINGAPORE – Over 2,000 public transport staff will be treated to free coffee and snacks at 12 different locations over the next three weeks, served from the National Transport Workers’ Union (NTWU) Coffee Bus.
First launched in the 1970s to offer bus drivers an affordable quick bite in between their shifts, the concept was replaced with proper canteens run by NTWU following its formation in 1981.
The Coffee Bus initiative has now made its return to honour the service and contributions of public transport workers in Singapore, in conjunction with SG60 and May Day celebrations organised by the National Trades Union Congress.
The exterior of the mobile coffee bus at Toa Payoh bus…