PCP Wants to Hear from Galamba and CP President About Bar Staff Trip

This Thursday, the PCP requested that Minister of Infrastructure João Galamba and the President of Comboios de Portugal (CP) be heard in Parliament on the situation of bar workers who are in arrears in their February wages.

In a request to MP Afonso Oliveira, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Economy, Public Works, Planning and Housing, PCP refers to the fact that Apeadeiro 2020 “operates a bar and catering service on long-distance trains, Alfa Pendular. and Intercidades has been around for almost two years now and employs about 130 people.”

“Given the situation and its impact on the lives of workers, the Federation of Trade Unions for Agriculture, Food, Drink, Hospitality and Tourism of Portugal (FESHAT) says in a statement that it has demanded that the SR take over the delivery of food in the railway bars. , which also takes over the employment contracts of workers and conducts a new tender if it intends to continue to provide maintenance services,” the document says.

For the communist parliamentary group, the current situation is “unacceptable, with losses for both workers and users, as trains are currently running without a bar and food service, adding, very seriously, that the company does not guarantee timely payment of wages. workers.”

The PKP believes that the PKP “should start integrating the workers and guarantee the service, and it is important to immediately pay the workers what they are owed.”

“The KP and the government cannot remain indifferent to the suffering of these workers, many of whom are placed in a situation of financial default due to the fact that they do not receive their salaries on time. There are couples among them. affected workers. It is urgent to resolve this situation, save jobs, ensure the stability of the workers, respect their rights and pay wages on time,” the communist deputies warn.

Companies and unions met at the Labor Department on Wednesday, but workers are waiting for a decision.