Keys to the February machinists’ strike: will the strike proceed? What are the affected trains and what minimal providers will Renfe have? | Economy | EUROtoday

Monday February 9, Tuesday the tenth and Wednesday the eleventh. These are the times marked in pink on the calendar of the Ministry of Transport and the unions representing railway staff, 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 primary unions have held in current days, however there’s room for an settlement to be reached earlier than Monday. These are the primary keys concerning the strike that, for the second, remains to be known as.

When is the strike?

From February 9 to 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 realm. Semaf, the primary 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 known 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 primary unions (CC OO and UGT) haven’t known as a strike, however CGT and the Railway Union have, which extends the strike to the logistics providers firm Logirail.

Will the strike proceed?

The Ministry of Transport and the primary Renfe unions (Semaf, CC OO and UGT) haven’t but reached an settlement, however talks proceed over the weekend. The division commanded by Puente presents enhancements in safety, each on the stage of infrastructure and human assets. The unions have been highlighting the ministry’s willingness to barter and that the pact remains to be doable earlier than Monday, though on the identical time they emphasize that many railway staff are dissatisfied and wish to make their anger seen.

What occurs if some unions name off and others do not?

That the strike would proceed, however predictably with much less follow-up. This is a foreseeable situation given the discomfort conveyed by CGT and the Railway Union, which haven’t been summoned to conferences with Transport. “Leaving out those who represent thousands of workers, both in public and private companies, is not an administrative error, it is a conscious political decision,” CGT protests in an announcement. It has one delegate on the Renfe committee, just like the Railway Union, in comparison with the 5 from Semaf and the three from CC OO and one other three from UGT.

Thus, if Semaf, CC OO and UGT attain an settlement however the different unions preserve the strike name, the staff will nonetheless have the authorized umbrella to benefit from the strike. Given the decrease illustration of those vegetation, it’s regular that fewer railway staff would assist the strike, however they may achieve this anyway.

What are the minimal providers?

The Secretary of State for Transport has dictated the next minimal providers relevant to nearly the whole nationwide territory (apart 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 standard providers.
• High Speed/Long Distance Trains, 73% of the standard providers.

The unions have protested what they thought-about “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 can be provided, 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 strains of Bilbao and San Sebastián.