Demonstrators called a strike to protest against the privatization plan of the Tarcísio de Freitas administration
The collective strike of the employees of São Paulo Metropolitan Company (subway) and from Companhia Paulista dos Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) will cause the interruption of this Tuesday 28th lines 1-Blue, 2-Green, 3-Red and 15-Silver of the Metro and lines 7-Rubi, 10-Turquoise, 11-Corallo, 12-Safira and 13-Jade, of CPTM.
On that day, only the 4-Yellow, 5-Lilac, 8-Diamond and 9-Emerald lines, operated by the private sector, are expected to operate normally.
Due to the strike, the The municipality of São Paulo suspended the rotation this Tuesday and will make more buses available in the capital while the mobilizations are underway.
The restrictions of the Zone of Maximum Restriction on the Movement of Trucks (ZMRC) and the Zone of Maximum Restriction on Rental (ZMRF) remain, as well as the bans on the movement of vehicles in preferential lanes and corridors. The rotation of vacancies in the Blue Zone will also not change.
The bus fleet will be strengthened with another 200 vehicles (from 11,934 to 12,134) which will help transport the population. Furthermore, the routes of some lines that usually have subway and train stations as their terminus will be expanded, with the aim of bringing passengers to the central regions and closer to places where there is a greater concentration of commerce and services.
OR the government of Sao Paulo has determined an optional point in all state public services in the capital São Paulo. The Municipality did the same.
Surgeries, tests and doctor visits may be rescheduled. Schools and nurseries, health, social assistance and security services will not be interrupted.
Which Metro and CPTM lines will be affected by Tuesday’s strike?
Subway
- Line 1-Blue;
- Line 2-Green;
- Line 3-Red;
- Line 15-Silver.
CPTM
- Line 7-Rubi;
- Line 10-Turquoise;
- Line 11-Coral;
- Line 12-Sapphire;
- Line 13-Jade.
Employees of the basic sanitation services company of the State of São Paulo (Sabesp), teachers of the state educational network and professionals of other services, such as the Fundação Casa, also participate in the strike of the railway and subway workers.
The demonstrators called for the movement as a form of protest against the measures taken by the Tarcísio de Freitas (Republican) administration to privatize services such as Sabesp and the Metro and CPTM lines. The categories also argue that this process should take place through a plebiscite and ask the government to rehire Metro employees fired due to previous strikes.
In a statement released Monday evening, the state government called the strike “an abusive and political strike by the Metrô, CPTM and Sabesp workers’ unions.” The move, according to the government, is expected to leave more than 4.6 million passengers without access to rail transport and cause losses of more than R$60 million to trade this Tuesday.
“By ignoring the law regulating the right to strike, trade unionists are making an entire population hostage to political and corporate interests. In less than two months, this unscrupulous practice has already harmed millions of people in both the October 3 strike and the next. public holiday on the 12th of last month. And the same will happen again this Tuesday”, reads an excerpt from the statement.
On Monday 27, the Court ordered that subway and railway workers work with 80% and 85% of the workforce respectively during peak hours and 60% at other times. Sabesp employees are also required by law not to interrupt 100% of operations and to maintain the operation of essential services throughout Tuesday.
If the measures are not respected, unions in each category are subject to paying a fine of up to R$700,000.
Source: Terra
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