Hey A group of unions promoting the strike at CP scheduled for July 22-24 announced that the strikes were “ongoing”, after a meeting with the president – Pedro Moreira – and the company's vice president – Maria Ribeiro – on Friday.
Trade unions claim that “CP management does not want to resolve the conflict”.
The letter stated that late this morning, “these organizations were contacted regarding the possibility of a meeting with the company’s management to discuss the ongoing negotiation process and resolution of the dispute.”
In it, the various trade unions in the sector express their regret for this, “Despite knowing the union’s proposals, however ridiculous they may seem, the Communist Party’s only proposal was to demand the cancellation of strikes in exchange for a new meeting on July 22, without making any commitment.”.
The Communist Party leadership does not want to negotiate. I did not want to negotiate last Thursday, and I do not want to negotiate today. [19 de julho] And you don't want to negotiate next Monday.
Unions also criticise that it has been made a “condition”. […] Failure to resolve some of the issues that are the main causes of the ongoing labor conflict“
“The Communist Party leadership does not want to negotiate. It did not want to negotiate last Thursday, and it does not want to negotiate today. [19 de julho] He doesn't want to negotiate next Monday.”The unionists criticised, accusing the company of wanting to “impose a new employment system by force that the workers do not accept, because it does not value their profession and increases their jobs, thus creating the conditions for the disappearance of the currently existing professions later on.”
The concerned trade union organizations “remain ready to meet again and resolve the dispute, especially since there are still more than 48 hours until the start of the first strike.”
In the latest appeal, the unions accused the Communist Party administration of “not having the capacity to resolve the existing conflict” and therefore “the intervention of guardianship is necessary”.
The government, the Communist Party and the National Union of Portuguese Railway Mechanics (SMAQ), which called for the strike between June 27 and July 14, recently reached an agreement.
Fectrans defended the proposal as “increasing job diversity and not valuing payroll,” which it said was a “strategic move” to hire new workers and retain existing ones.
In addition to the CTs of CP, IP and Fectrans, this position is shared by the trade unions of intermediate chiefs of railway operations (ASCEF) and independent professional railway workers of trade (ASSIFECO), as well as the National Transport, Communications and Works General Unions (FENTCOP), the workers in the railway sector (SNTSF), the railway workers in motion and associated (SINAFE), the democratic railways (Sindefer), and the technical staff (SNAQ).
Support for the Independent Unions of Railway, Infrastructure and Related Workers (SINFA), National Railway Workers (SINFB), Railway Operations and Related Unions (SIOFA), Railway Transport Unions (STF) and Metro and Railway Workers (STMEFE).
[Notícia atualizada às 22h49]Read also: Strike is coming. CP workers give advance notice for 22nd and 24th
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