ZAP
Partial strike on CP’s long-distance trains has already started and will last until November 13th. Alleged security issues are at stake.
It started this Monday, the 3rd, a greve partial on CP long-distance trains, which continues until next week, is 13 of November.
The strike was announced last Thursday by the Itinerant Commercial Review Railway Union (SFRCI), who complains of non-compliance with employment agreements and lack of safety conditions.
The union claims that CP is not fully complying with what was agreed two years ago, in relation to the “humanization of reviewers’ duty rosters”.
The SFRCI focused in a statement on “serious security issues” which has been alerted to CP, “without any response”.
Examples: a dimension of trains exceeds that of the boarding and disembarking platforms at stations, and the overcrowding of trains, situations that “put the safety of users and workers at risk”.
The union also warns that there are operational problems on Intercidades trains: poor maintenance and intensive use of rolling stock.
CP denies
This Monday, CP – Comboios de Portugal sent a statement to the newsrooms because it feels that there are “issues that it believes need to be clarified”.
CP guarantees that this strike is taking place “based on arguments that do not reflect reality of the facts.”
The Board of Directors of CP “”categorically denies that there is any movement of trains that would jeopardize the safety of its workers and customers”.
The company ensures that it “scrupulously” carries out all maintenance of rolling stock and all inspection necessary.
CP is aware that it permanently needs more workers and, therefore, carries out “recruitments successive courses and respective training”. In 2025, 28 review and sales operators were hired – and 21 more should join this month.
Regarding the service schedules of review and sales operators, CP states that the existing agreement is fully complied with, with the claimed adjustments having been implemented in May 2025.
Nuno Teixeira da Silva, ZAP //
