According to the company’s balance sheet, CP more than doubled its 253 trains scheduled between 00:00 and 08:00 on Tuesday due to the second day of strike by the carrier’s workers and Infraestruturas de Portugal.
CP workers started new strikes on Monday, with the carrier warning of “serious unrest” until Thursday to protest the stalemate in wage negotiations, which also involves Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP).
According to the balance sheet made by CP on Tuesday morning in Lusa, out of 253 trains scheduled from 00:00 to 08:00, 106 have departed and 147 have been delayed (58.1%).
CP – Comboios de Portugal indicates that 73 regional and inter-regional trains were scheduled, 40 of which were delayed and 33 were sent.
In terms of urban areas, 115 were planned in Lisbon, 76 suppressed and 39 implemented.
According to the company, in the urban areas of Porto, 53 were planned for this period, 29 were carried out and 24 were suppressed.
As for long-distance trains, 12 were planned, seven were canceled and five were implemented.
CP had already warned on Friday of “serious disruptions” to train traffic from Monday 00:00 to Thursday 23:59 due to the strike, with a four-day minimum service set at 25%.
Speaking to Lusa on Tuesday morning, Antonio Salvado of the Independent Union of Railway, Infrastructure and Allied Workers (SINFA) said “joining the strike is complete” with only minimal services being performed.
“Today, in addition to railway, administrative, operational and maintenance personnel, employees of Infraestruturas de Portugal are also joining. Monday and Thursday,” he said.
According to Antonio Salvado, there have been no “reviews” from the company so far.
The strike was called by SINFA, Association of Intermediate Directors of Railway Operations (ASCEF), National Independent Union of Railway Workers (SINFB), Independent Union of Railway and Associated Workers (SIOFA), Independent Association of Trade Unions of Commercial Quarry Railway Workers (ASSIFECO), National Federation Transport, Communications and Public Works (FENTCOP), Technical Railway Services (STF), STMEFE – Union of Underground and Railway Workers (STMEFE), Sinafe – National Union of Railway Workers of Traffic and Afins and National Union of Railway Workers (SNTF).
On February 15, the Union of Public Administration Workers (Sintap) and the National Union of Railway Workers of the Movement and the like (Sinafe) went on strike at the KP on Monday and Wednesday.
A day earlier, these unions went on strike at the Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) on Tuesday and Thursday.
It is a “stalemate” in wage negotiations with IP and CP management, the unions said in a statement.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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