CP and IP workers called a strike on the 23rd and 26th of
December, demanding a financial premium to compensate for the loss of purchasing
power, the updating of the food subsidy, and the end of "discrimination
between workers".
CP warned of "disturbances in the circulation of
trains, at a national level", "with a possible impact on the days before
and after the strike periods".
Customers who had already purchased tickets for cancelled
trains can request a full refund, up to 10 days after the strike ends, or free
revalidation for another train of the same category.
The prior notice provided for a 24-hour stoppage for the
23rd and 26th of this month and also a "strike for overtime work,
including holidays and weekly rest days, from 00:00 on 12/23 to 24:00 on
January 2, 2023 ".
Minimum services of 25% of trains were defined, which, according to CP, are concentrated at the beginning and end of the day.
Talked with an gal at a guesthouse in Oporto...working and attending the University of Oporto still living with her parents and commuting to both work and school some 10 km away from the city Center...Mother is a nurse and father a government worker...All making dismal salaries...Reality vs. Fiction can be found by nearly talking with the locals...Bom ano Novo...
By Sakamoto Saurez from Lisbon on 26 Dec 2022, 11:30
Bom Ano Novo to you, Sakamoto Saurez. It´s refreshing to hear someone who actually cares to know locals and actual reality for Portuguese not working in Tourism or Tech. It “humanizes” us. Not the bunch that gets Charity over with then goes to party with “clear conscience”. Or inane headmistresses advocating Charity during Christmas while ignoring problems the rest of the year…”Christmas spirit”, what a mockery.
By guida from Lisbon on 27 Dec 2022, 04:28