February practice drivers’ strike: dates, affected trains and minimal providers | Economy | EUROtoday

The railway unions and the Ministry of Transport haven’t been in a position to attain an settlement to name off the strike, so there will probably be a strike on Monday, February 9, Tuesday the tenth and Wednesday the eleventh. There are three days of strike to protest the deadly accidents in Adamuz (Córdoba) and Gelida (Barcelona). The strike continues after the conferences that the division led by Óscar Puente and the principle unions have held in current days.

When is the strike?

From Monday, February 9 to Wednesday, February 11.

What providers does it have an effect on?

To virtually all railway providers, however with totally different assist from the unions relying on the world. Semaf, the principle union of practice drivers, was the primary to name a strike all through the Renfe Group, each in Travelers (High Speed, Long Distance, Medium Distance and Cercanías) and in Renfe Mercancías. CC OO, UGT, Railway Union and CGT additionally joined this name.

Semaf has additionally referred to as on the non-public high-speed passenger transport corporations Iryo and Ouigo; and within the non-public freight transport corporations Medway, Captrain, Transervi, Redalsa and Tracción Rail. CC OO and CGT additionally name in a number of of those non-public corporations.

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 the logistics providers firm Logirail.

What are the minimal providers?

The Secretary of State for Transport has dictated the next minimal providers relevant to virtually your complete nationwide territory (aside from the providers managed by the autonomous communities, that are Rodalies and regional within the case of Catalonia and Iberian and metric gauge commuter trains within the case of the Basque Country) in view of the strike for February 9, 10 and 11.

• Commuter Trains, throughout peak hours 75% of the present service, and in the remainder of the day 50% of the present service.
• Medium Distance Trains, 65% of the same old providers.
• High Speed/Long Distance Trains, 73% of traditional providers.

The unions have protested what they thought of “abusive” minimal providers, too excessive within the opinion of the centrals. “The objective is to ensure the provision of essential services and the urgent travel of citizens, making them compatible with the exercise of the right to strike,” signifies Transport.

The Department of Labor of the Generalitat has said that minimal providers of between 33% and 66% of Rodalies and regional practice providers in Catalonia will probably be supplied, whereas the Basque Government has decreed minimal providers of fifty% at peak hours and 25% in the remainder of the day on the 5 suburban traces of Bilbao and Donostia.