The workers of the Metropolitano de Lisboa (ML) will carry out a new partial strike on Friday, between 5:00 and 9:00 a.m., against the lack of working conditions in the operational area, with planned circulation starting at 9:30 a.m. am.
In a statement, the carrier indicates that, as circulation is expected to be affected, “the transport service will start, predictably, from 9:30 am”.
According to Anabela Carvalheira, from the Federation of Transport and Communications Unions (Fectrans), the strike, on the 10th since the beginning of the year, is based on the same reasons as the partial strikes carried out in March, on March 14, 22 and 29. , April and May 4 and 18.
In statements to Lusa, at the time of the previous strike, on May 18, the trade unionist explained that the strike notice given by the unions had to do with working conditions, but also with “The lack of staff and the climate [instalado na empresa] by the management in relation to the workers..
What it is about, he indicated previously, is an area of the company that “represents the machinist workers and the workers in charge of the central command post.”
In practice, according to Fectrans, it is a “deregulation situation, whether in terms of schedules, lack of workers and poor working conditions”to which is added “the great arrogance on the part of the management, which takes the workers to the limit of fatigue”.
On May 17, the workers of the Metropolitano de Lisboa decided, in plenary session, to deliver a notice of strike for the month of June for overtime and special events, jeopardizing the extension of the usual schedule during Santos Populares.
Lisbon Metro workers deliver overtime strike notice in June
On the night of Santo António, from June 12 to 13, the Green and Blue lines of the metro have extended their hours due to the popular festivals, which this year return to the streets after two years without being held due to the Covid-19 pandemic. . .
On Friday, the day of the strike, the four unions representing the workers (Fectrans, Federation of Transport and Communications Unions, STTM — Trade Union of Traction Workers of the Metropolitan of Lisbon, SINDEM — Independent Union of All Workers of the Metropolitan of Lisbon) Lisbon and STMetro — Lisbon Metropolitan Workers’ Union) will be received by the Minister of the Environment and Climate Action, Duarte Cordeiro.
The Lisbon Metropolitan operates daily with four lines: Yellow (Rato-Odivelas), Green (Telheiras-Cais do Sodré), Blue (Reboleira-Santa Apolónia) and Red (Airport-São Sebastião).
Normally the metro works between 06:30 and 01:00.
Source: Observadora
