According to data released by the carrier, strikes affecting CP resulted in the suppression of 198 trains out of approximately 1,087 from 00:00 to 19:00 this Monday.
Thus, during this period, 889 trains ran, the KP notes.
In long-distance traffic, 11 trains out of 65 planned did not take place, and in the regional, out of 259 calculated, 73 were suppressed.
In the city of Lisbon, 80 trains out of about 518 were canceled, and in Porto, out of 217 scheduled trains, 23 did not take place.
In the city trains of Coimbra, out of 28 settlement trains, 11 were suppressed.
Until the end of the month, at the checkpoint, workers whose normal duration is more than three hours between 00:00 and 05:00 will strike from the seventh hour of work.
In Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP), as well as until the end of the month, workers whose normal working period is more than three hours between 00:00 and 05:00 will strike from the seventh hour of work.
These strikes were announced by the trade union platform, consisting of ASCEF – Allied Association of Middle Managers for Railway Research; SINFB – National Union of Railway Workers of the Brace Tribe and Related Workers; o SINFA – Independent Trade Union of Railway Transport, Infrastructure and Related Industries Workers; o FENTECOP – National Union of Transport, Communications and Public Works; SIOFA – Independent Union of Railway Workers, etc.; ASSIFECO – Independent Trade Union Association of Commercial Railway Workers and STF – Railway Technical Services.
The National Union of Drivers of Portuguese Railways (SMAQ) is also on strike throughout April, given the “snub” it accuses the company of.
Workers’ demands include “efficient wage increases”, “traction career evaluation”, and improved working conditions in driver’s cabs and social facilities, as well as safety conditions on lines and in parks to protect automotive material. .
Workers are also asking for “humanizing duty lists, setting fixed meal times and reducing rest time away from headquarters”, “an effective protocol for psychological support of train drivers in case of stuck people on the way and accidents”, and “recognition and evaluation of professional requirements and training machinists with a new legislative framework”.