A partial strike at the checkpoint until 08:00 crushed 22 trains.

A partial strike by CP railroad workers today resulted in the suppression of 22 trains out of 249 scheduled (8.8%) between 00:00 and 08:00, according to data sent by the company to Lusa.

CP – Comboios de Portugal indicates that 110 flights were planned for city buses in Lisbon and 18 were cancelled.

Porto’s urban trains had 52 scheduled for the period, one was suppressed, and long-distance trains operated nine of the 12 planned runs.

CP has warned of unrest between 00:00 today and 00:00 on July 5 due to a new strike, this time partial and with minimal maintenance, called by the Railroad Commercial Inspection Union (SFRCI).

According to the strike notice, from 00:00 today until 24:00 June 1, the railway workers working at Depósito da Revisão de Lisboa Rossio, Depósito da Revisão de Lisboa Cais do Sodré and Revisão de Revisão do Barreiro will strike from the seventh hour of work (07 :00)/daily operation.

However, whenever the seventh hour of duty on the road is reached on the move, the worker goes on strike on his last visit to his headquarters, even if this occurs before reaching the seventh hour of duty.

The partial strike also applies (from 00:00 June 14 to 24:00 June 21) as well as workers at the Rossio service station in Lisbon, the Cais do Sodré service station and at the Barreiro plant. overtime work, including work on rest days.

Until July 5, between periods, workers will strike for the provision of work whenever their period includes a holiday away from headquarters, but only at certain service levels in Lisbon, Poro and Barreiro, according to the union.

From 00:00 today to 24:00 on July 5, inspectors, the head of the commercial service, the head of the commercial group, the sales and control operator, the transport inspector, the head of the transport group, at the request of the company to monitor trains, go on strike. throughout their working hours.

According to the union, when the company asks them to escort trains to replace strikers, railroad workers go on strike throughout their working hours.

Last Wednesday, the SFRCI held a 24-hour strike that delayed hundreds of trains.

The union disputes what it says is “absence and equality in the CP” and fears jobs will be called into question. The operator has already come to ensure that this does not happen by negotiating with other unions.

In a decision published by the Economic and Social Council (CES), minimum services were established only in the case of “services necessary for the safety and maintenance of equipment and installations, as well as emergency services, which, in case of force majeure, require the use of funds, provided by CP”, as well as in rescue trains and ensuring that “all trains on their way must be brought to their destination and properly parked in the safety of the train itself. and possible conversion.