5/3/2023 0 Comments Strike industries![]() They’re calling for the Spanish government to meet standards of Spain’s latest labour plan and transfer responsibilities to the autonomous communities as promised.Īccording to SEMAF, the national rail provider’s board has used the pandemic as an excuse to lay off 700 workers in all company categories.Īnother rail workers’ union - Sindicato Ferriviario - will also call for workers to strike on the same days to protest the fact that Renfe is “immersed in a chaotic situation as a result, in our opinion, of company policies based primarily on interest in expanding abroad”. Renfe’s latest strike has been organised by Spain’s Train Engine Drivers and Workers Union (SEMAF). The strike will affect a proportionally small number of passenger train services in the coming two weeks, despite hundreds of cancellations. October 12th is Spain’s National Day and as a result a public holiday across the country.Ĭancelled services include 267 AVE and long-distance trains, 625 medium distance and 813 freight trains.Ĭommuter rail Cercanías services - which connect Spain’s big cities with their outskirts - will not be reduced in number during rush hour but they will have a frequency 25 percent below average the rest of the day.įor medium-distance services, the frequency will be dropped to 65 percent, AVE and long-distance trips will operate at 72 percent of their usual frequency.įreight trains carrying goods will be the most affected overall with only 24 percent in operation over the coming days. The strike is planned to last eight days, but as things stand Renfe has only announced its plans for the first half of the workers' strike, and not the remaining strike days of October 7th, 8th, 11th and 12th. This includes services on September 30th and October 1st, 4th and 5th, but excludes weekends. Renfe will cancel a total of 892 passenger train services during the first four days of this latest wave of train strikes in Spain. ![]() ![]() How many train services have been cancelled?
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