The partial strike of the Carris workers, which began this Monday and ends on Friday, is having “good adherence, more in some stations than in others”, according to a source from the Union of Urban and Road Transport Workers of Portugal (STRUP). ).
“How is a stoppage in the first two hours of work [de cada turno], it is difficult, for the moment, to give an account of the affiliation. There are workers who are incorporated, others who leave, others who do not meet the two hours. However, there has been good participation, more in some stations than in others”, Manuel Leal told Lusa.
On March 15, Carris announced an agreement with four unions, in which workers will have a salary increase of 70 euros, but the Union of Urban and Road Transport Workers of Portugal, linked to the Federation of Transport Unions, was left out. and Communications. (Fectrans).
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STRUP asked for a salary increase of the order of 100 euros, as well as a seven-hour working day and subsidies for employees at stations.
In view of the salary proposal presented by the management of the Lisbon bus and tram carrier, a union meeting was held, in which around 200 workers decided to schedule a strike in the first two hours and the last hours (in the job position of each worker) for a week
On its website, the company informs that, due to the partial stoppage “of one of the trade union associations that represent some of the company’s workers, There may be some interruptions in the regular transport service between April 3 and 7.that is, early in the morning and late in the afternoon.”
According to the carrier, minimum services were decreed, by decision of the Arbitral Tribunal, namely, operation at 25% of the normal regime of routes 703, 708, 735, 736, 738, 742, 744, 751, 755, 758, 760 and 767, in addition to the operation of the special service for people with reduced mobility, according to transport requests.
The four unions that signed the agreement with Carris are the Transport Workers Union (SITRA), the Carris Workers Union Association (ASPTC), the National Union of Drivers and Other Workers (SNMOT) and the Service Workers Union. Carris (SITESE). ).
During the plenary session, and regarding the salary increase of 100 euros, Manuel Leal told Lusa that, after the last meeting, held in February, “the administration did not respond”, but “promised to continue with the negotiation of the remaining clauses of the company agreement.
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According to a STRUP statement, “the proposal of 70 euros presented by the management is insufficient and does not respond to what the workers want and deserve”, in addition to the fact that the salaries do not reflect the “productivity gains” of Carris nor the increase in the cost of living.
Carris is responsible for the surface urban public transport service for passengers in the city of Lisbon, being, since February 1, 2017, managed by the Lisbon City Council.
Source: Observadora
