The partial strike of the workers of Transtejo, which ensures the river connections between Lisbon and the south bank, for salary increases and more hiring, registered this Wednesday morning a participation of 39%, according to company data.
As on Tuesday, according to the company, the transport service of the Cacilhas, Montijo and Seixal river connections started normally and ahead of schedule, namely, Cacilhas – Cais do Sodré, at 9:55 am, Montijo – Cais do Sodré 9:00 am and Seixal – Cais do Sodré 9:15 am.
Regarding the Trafaria – Porto Brandão – Belém river connection, the company plans to resume connections at 3:12 p.m.
Strike in Soflusa with 50% adherence
In relation to the strike of the Soflusa workers, which began on Monday, after 10:55 p.m., an “adherence of 3%” of the total number of workers covered by the notice was registered.
“From 5:20 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the river connection was in charge of five boats,” says the company’s note.
On Monday, Transtejo workers began a cycle of strikes, lasting three hours per shift, which It will last until next Friday.
For their part, the Soflusa workers began a four-day strike cycle on Tuesday, with a strike throughout the working period.
In Soflusa, there will be interruptions in the river route from Barreiro to Terreiro do Paço (Lisbon) until July 23, with the last boat at 22:25 and the first at 00:05 the next day.
The same thing happens on the river route from Terreiro do Paço to Barreiro, with the last boat at 10:50 p.m. and the first at 12:30 a.m. the following day.
The company warns that, during the strike period, The terminals will be closed for security reasons.
The Lusa agency tried unsuccessfully to obtain data on these strikes from a union source.
According to the Federation of Transport and Communications Unions (Fectrans), the workers demand salary increases and measures to combat the degradation of the public service, due to the lack of workers and the aging of the fleet.
Currently, according to the union structure, Transtejo already has new ships (from the tender for electric ships), but due to lack of batteries they are immobilized.
On the other hand, due to the lack of workers, “huge overtime is used, with workers working 16 hours a day.”
Source: Observadora
