Spain Train Walkout Sparks Chaos Ahead of General Strike
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The Semaf union assures that of the 59 trains programmed as minimum services between 5.10 and 9.30 - start is serviced and rush hour - all have operated except those mentioned
Renfe has denounced that the minimum services established are not being met and asks travellers to look for transport alternatives.
Train drivers at Spain's state-owned railway company Renfe have gone on strike for the second time in two weeks over the failure to deliver on promises to improve rail safety. The protest action caused major disruption to suburban transport in Madrid and Barcelona on Tuesday morning.
The strike called by the Spanish Trade Union of Railway Machinists (Semaf) is causing major cancellations and non-compliances of the minimum services in the morning of Tuesday, November 10, according to Renfe. In its balance sheet of 10:00 hours, the operator places the highest incidences in Cercanías Madrid and Rodalies Barcelona, in addition to high speed and long distance connections. The union, for its part, maintains the mobilization and de…
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