The railway unions preserve the strike from February 9 to 11 after assembly with Puente | Economy | EUROtoday

The unions with essentially the most implantation amongst railway employees, Semaf (the machinists), UGT and CC OO, don’t change their roadmap after assembly this Wednesday with the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente: they preserve the strike in Renfe from February 9 to 11 in protest of the accidents in Adamuz (Córdoba) and Gelida (Barcelona, as they confirmed when leaving the assembly. The first accident triggered the loss of life of 46 folks, together with a driver; and the second that of one other railway skilled. The employees’ representatives have demanded extra safety and funding in infrastructure, calls for that the ministry says it’s keen to deal with, however for the second it has not satisfied the employees to cancel the strikes. This Thursday a brand new assembly shall be held by which Puente can even take part.

Semaf, the union with essentially the most illustration amongst practice drivers, was the primary to name for a strike at Renfe a number of days after the Adamuz accident, which was joined by the remainder of the unions with a presence on the general public firm committee within the following days: CC OO, UGT, Sindicato Ferroviario and CGT. To the direct query about what ought to occur for them to name off the strike, the top of Semaf stated that “it is early, it was a first contact meeting, to expose the problems that we have detected.” Diego Martín has made it clear that the railway employees “want to show their discontent with the current situation” and on the similar time has indicated that the ministry will “clarify” to them within the coming days what particular commitments it’s keen to undertake.

In Adif the principle unions (CC OO and UGT) haven’t referred to as a strike, however CGT and the Railway Union have, which extends the strike to Logirail, and CGT. For its half, Semaf additionally referred to as for a strike past Renfe, to the remainder of the businesses that make use of practice drivers. That is, all through the Renfe Group, each in Travelers (High Speed, Long Distance, Medium Distance and Cercanías) and in Renfe Mercancías; within the personal high-speed passenger transport corporations Iryo and Ouigo; and within the personal freight transport corporations Medway, Captrain, Transervi, Redalsa and Tracción Rail. CC OO and CGT additionally name on a number of of those personal corporations, whereas UGT is proscribed to Renfe.

The consultant of CC OO on the assembly, Pepa Páez, stated on the finish of the assembly that it was “expository”, in order that the unions may categorical their proposals to the ministry. “We have to take the bull by the horns, undertake structural changes,” commented Páez. For her half, the UGT negotiator, Raquel González, has stated that the ministry has proven itself to be “conciliatory” and “willing to listen.” “Proposals have to come out for the benefit of the entire railway sector,” added the Ugetista.

In addition to Puente, the Secretary of State for Transport, José Antonio Santano, participated within the assembly – he has related electronically as a result of he’s based mostly in Barcelona because of the Rodalies disaster -, the president of Adif, Pedro Marco, and the president of Renfe, Álvaro Fernández Heredia, reviews Javier F. Magariño. As it’s a labor subject, given the strike that your complete railway system is named for from February 9 to 11, the director of Human Resources of Renfe, Lucas Calzado, has additionally been concerned.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Transport maintains that “the meeting took place in a positive tone and with the desire to maintain dialogue in the coming days in order to reach an agreement that addresses the demands of the group.” That is to say, the division headed by Puente hopes to persuade the unions and cease the strike name. “Both parties, in any case, have agreed to continue with the talks,” Transport insists. The dialogue will proceed this Thursday morning.

Yesterday an illustration was held that introduced collectively some 2,000 railway employees (based on the organizing unions) in entrance of the Ministry of Transport. They demanded extra funding in security and higher upkeep of railway infrastructure. The convening unions careworn that the system is secure, however that there are flaws to be corrected and that can not be ignored after the deadly accidents in Adamuz (Córdoba) and Gelida (Barcelona), a place on which they insisted this Wednesday earlier than Puente.