The new strike announced by the drivers is already having an impact on CP trains, with the carrier blocking 257 trains out of 1,193 scheduled from 00:00 to 20:00 this Thursday.
The shutdown, which will be complete this Friday, has resulted in 936 trains being run over this period, with a suppression rate of 21.5%.
In the long-distance traffic, 31 trains out of the planned 71 were delayed, and in the regional traffic, 80 trains out of the planned 282 were not completed.
In the city of Lisbon, 75 trains out of 571 planned were delayed, and in Porto, 64 trains out of 238 planned were not sent.
The SR also found that seven trains out of a planned 31 were suppressed in urban areas of Coimbra.
CP drivers have announced a new 24-hour strike starting at midnight organized by the National Union of Portuguese Railway Drivers (SMAQ) against the latest proposal for a €51 wage increase.
The company foresees a “high impact” on traffic on Friday and minor disturbances in the remaining days until the 18th, when drivers will not perform services for more than seven and a half hours.
The arbitral tribunal ruled that the minimum service at the national level is about 30%, as well as what is necessary for the safety and maintenance of equipment and installations, as well as emergency services and rescue trains.
The strike was called in protest against the company’s latest offer of a €51 wage increase, representing an average career advancement of 3.89% and which the trade union structure considers “clearly unacceptable”.
Thus, between 00:00 and 23:59 on Friday, workers declare “a strike to perform any work by workers in the categories represented by the SMAQ (from the last hours of the 9th and the first hours of the 11th)”.
In addition, between 00:00 on the 11th and 23:59 on the 17th, “a strike is called for all normal daily work periods expected to exceed seven hours and 30 minutes for drivers or drivers. “.
Between 00:00 on the 11th and 23:59 on the 17th, they hold “a strike during all normal hours of daily work that involve entering and/or leaving headquarters from 00:00 to 06:00 for machinists.” or technical driver” and from 00:00 on the 14th to 23:59 on the 17th “strike for all normal working periods, the expected duration of which exceeds six hours, for the categories Traction Inspector or Chief Traction Inspector.” .
In February, strikes organized by several Communist Party unions led to the suppression of hundreds of convoys a day.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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