Lisbon Metro unions refuse blame for current service and strikes
In a statement signed by the six trade union organizations representing Lisbon metro workers, they advance that over the five years of management by the company’s Board of Directors, they have “repeatedly alerted to public services that jeopardize the quality of service” that the metro must provide, stressing that “the majority continues without any kind of response”.
“Be efficient for the service for the employees and for the increase of the quality of service, the increase of the quality of service to the public of transport that wants efficient and efficient. “, it can be read in the note.
On Thursday night, Metropolitano de Lisboa-feira guaranteed that it is available to seek “combined solutions to improve working conditions and compensation” and also to “increase effectiveness”, without a new strike notice. .
In a statement, the administration of Metropolitano de Lisboa explained that it has been “actively” seeking, appealing “to the consideration of the proposals presented” and maintaining “the availability to build a solution that serves both parties”.
As the organizations indicate that they refer to alerting “all these years to these problems and not just in problems of special events, such as those that are close will take place in the coming weeks, namely Festas da Cidade and Rock in Rio” , reiterating that he is always available for dialogue.
The Metropolitano de Lisboa will not work during the extension of the night of Santo António, from June 12 to 13, due to the overtime strike and special events in June, because the proposal presented by the company to the unions is considered “very insufficient”, according to the Federation of Transport and Communications Unions (Fectrans).
Speaking to Lusa, from Fecla Carvalheira, he explained on Thursday that this year the events that took place on Wednesday at the carrier – which evaluated the consultation with the service – on Friday to keep the worker on strike several notices at work supplementary and special events during the month of June, which includes the night of the party.
According to the unionist, a 24-hour strike notice for June 26 was also presented.
“The workers of the Metropolitano de Lisboa want to provide this transport service throughout the year to all users who live and work in the city of Lisbon, as well as to those who travel here for work or leisure”, the union organizations say in the statement.
Now, they recall “unfortunately” that the current government “kept all its vigor just for the purpose of its circular line, discovering the current problems of Metropolitano de Lisboa”.
“It was without any consideration that they were chosen with a negotiation decision by the Board of Directors on the eve of the lifting company’s events, for an area of determination of determination for the circulation of trains”, they explain in the note.
The implementation of the company’s implementation has not been approved by the company accepting the meeting document statements at the May 27 meeting. ..you can’t make omelettes without eggs…” to be clear, you can’t grow without workers”.
Parallel to this negotiation process 202 in which the company and the negotiation process presented another collective year to reduce the conflict of 09%, which, according to the union organizations, “is far below the inflation rate of the country”.
“The workers of the Metropolitano de Lisboa can be confirmed by their organizations, as they are available for the work of the Metropolitano. The right to, paternally, think that they know what the workers’ interests are”, refer in the note.
The statement was signed by Fectrans, STTM – Traction Workers Union of the Metropolitano de Lisboa, SINDEM – Independent Union of All Workers of the Metropolitano de Lisboa, STMetro – Union of Workers of the Metropolitano de Lisboa, by STRUP – Union of Road and Urban Transport Workers of Portugal, SITRA – Transport Workers Union and SITESE – Service Sector Workers Union.
In the clarification, Metropolitano de Lisboa reported that from March to May 2022, a total of partial strikes between 05:00 and 09:00 were carried out by workers in the area of the operation.
In addition to the strikes, during the strikes and June, there were also notices of strikes for overtime and special events in the months of May, the company said, regretting “the discomfort and inconvenience that these strikes cause to citizens in the city of Lisbon and neighboring municipalities”.