CP blocked 54 trains out of 254 scheduled from 00:00 to 08:00 this Wednesday due to a workers’ strike, most of which were urban in Lisbon and regional, according to data sent by the company to Luso.
CP – Comboios de Portugal indicates that out of 66 planned regional trains, 26 were not sent, and in Lisbon city trains, 115 were scheduled and 20 were banned.
Porto’s urban trains had 53 planned for the period, three of which were suppressed, while long-distance trains operated 11 of the 12 planned runs.
Until the end of the month, “at the CP, workers whose normal duration is more than three hours between 00:00 and 05:00 will strike from the seventh hour of work.”
Until April 30, at the IP, “workers whose normal duration is more than three hours in the period from 00:00 to 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 motor material.
There is still demand for “humanization of duty lists, fixed meal times and reduction of rest time outside headquarters”, “an effective protocol for psychological support of train drivers in case of people getting stuck on the way and accidents” and “recognition and assessment of professional requirements and training of drivers by a new legislative framework “.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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