More than half of train services canceled in Portugal due to strikes
The Portuguese railway company Comboios de Portugal (CP) announced that there were “very serious problems” due to the strike, with 143 (57.4%) cancellations of 249 train services across the country, scheduled only between 00:00 and 08:00. hours.
It was claimed that the strikes affected both suburban and interurban services, with problems being even greater in big cities such as the capital Lisbon and Porto.
Among the unions to which the railway workers are affiliated, SINFA, ASCEF, ASSIFECO, FENTCOP, SINFB, SIOFA, STF, STMEFE and Sinafe decided to go on strike from February 27 to March 1 and SNTSF from February 28 to 2 of March.
In the news of the Portuguese press, it was found that 113 thousand people go to work daily, 47 thousand students use trains to go to school throughout the country and strikes paralyze daily life.
While the total number of daily train services in the country exceeds 550, only a minimum 25 percent service is guaranteed due to the strike.
The railway workers’ strike, who could not agree on a wage increase in Portugal, has been going on for about a year at regular intervals. (AA)
Source: Sozcu
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