The representative union of workers of the Lisbon Metro defended Thursday the hiring of more drivers for the company, warning of the possibility of occurrence several deletions during the month of October .
the alert was launched this morning at a press conference, the union leader of the union of Road workers and Urban Portugal (STRUP), Anabela Carvalheira, for whom the lack of workers and the concentration of holidays in the same period is the rise this summer constraints in the service, which may repeat in the second half, specifically in October.
“they walked to refuse leave to workers and are now concentrating stupidly. We were not enjoyed in some time now and have seen a peak in that record delays, interruptions and deletions. This situation is not workers’ fault but the management of the company and the lack of workers “, argued the union member.
Anabela Carvalheira admitted that the service provided by Metropolitano de Lisboa” has been deteriorating ” , pointing out, however, that the company lost in recent years more than 300 workers and reduced the offer.
“they pushed more than 300 workers to” friendly terminations “and unemployment, contain 18 points of sale, decreased the number of carriages on the green line, increased the time interval between trains, decreased movement speed and degraded maintenance and train and station cleaning, “he noted, referring to are more than 12 stops compositions in workshops for lack of parts.
“We leave this important alert because we continue to defend the users and the public company. We want that there is a quality service but for this urgent effective reset in adequate numbers and investment in maintenance, “he argued.
The union estimated that the” recommended “is to hire” at least “another 150 workers.
with regard to the current government, Anabela Carvalheiro believes that “changed the dialogue approach with the unions but” has not yet been able to solve the main problems. “
” Let us false promises and we move from words to deeds, “he said.
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