THE bus strike landed this Monday in all cities of Spain. Including the big ones like Madrid, Barcelona or Valencia. As a result, traffic on the roads became complicated from early in the morning.
Negotiations between employers and unions failed, even though the latter met several times. The last meeting took place yesterday afternoon. The result? A press release from the National Department of Roads, Urban Planning and Logistics of the UGT in which it emphasizes that “despite the efforts made, it was not possible to reach an agreement on this occasion”.
Services affected by bus strike
In this way, the strike called by CCOO and UGTfrom 00:00 this Monday, October 28, will affect intercity and urban buses, discretionary and school transport, as well as self-propelled cranes. THE the minimum services are different depending on each community.
Reasons for the bus strike
The break seeks to obtain a specific early retirement due to risky working conditions in the sector. From the UGT, they explain in the note, “we have reaffirmed our commitment to negotiate until the last moment and to seek agreements that bring positions closer together.”
Likewise, they stressed that all parties expressed “their willingness to continue negotiations in the coming days to find a solution to the conflict.”
How long will the bus strike last?
Tomorrow’s mobilization, during which a rally is planned in front of the government delegation in Madrid, will be the first day of strike of the seven summoned and the days will continue November 11, 28 and 29; December 5 and 9; and, from the 23rd of this month, it could become indefinite.
Bus strike times in Madrid
The Community of Madrid has implemented certain minimum services up to 75% for buses Madrid Municipal Transport Company (EMT) and a 80% on intercity buses in the region in the strike called in the road passenger transport sector which begins this Monday to require retirement due to danger.
In this context, the Ministry of Housing, Transport and Infrastructure has put in place some minimal services for EMT buses 75% during peak hours (from the start of the service at 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.) and the 50% off-peak. In the case of intercity buseswill be 80% during peak hours and 45% during off-peak hours.
For the night linesthe Community of Madrid guarantees coverage of 45% of the regular service in each of them. During the holidays it will be 50% on the EMT and 45% on the rest of the urban and intercity buses in the region.
Bus strike times in Valencia
THE minimal services assigned to EMT Valencia They are: 55% from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The rest of the day 40%.
Bus strike times in Barcelona
THE Generality established minimum services throughout Catalonia of the 40% during peak hours in the urban and intercity passenger transport service and 20% the rest of the day due to the strike called Monday by the passenger transport unions.
Some were fixed 40% minimum benefits of the usual urban and interurban transport service in the time slots which They run from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.while in the the rest of the day was set at 20%.
In all cases, the Generalitat obliges to guarantee a complete round trip and specifies that the percentage of minimum services can be distributed irregularly provided that the overall calculation is respected.
With this in mind, the transport of disabled people must be guaranteed at 85%, school transport also at 85% and as for the transport of goods to supply health and pharmaceutical establishments, it will operate according to the same scheme as holidays.
