Train drivers cancel Easter Monday strike
Thursday, March 24, 2016 @ 3:03 PM
TRAIN drivers have called off their Easter Monday strike after their union, SEMAF, reached an agreement with rail boards RENFE and ADIF over working conditions.
Collective employment terms agreements – of which there is one in force for every profession in Spain – had been updated following last year's strikes, but months later, they still have not been applied.
Now, though, SEMAF has successfully arranged a meeting with transport firm bosses for Friday, April 1, when the company has said it will sign on the dotted line and ratify the agreements.
The deal includes offering vacant positions to existing workers, and clarifying the issue of taking on new staff after hundreds were made redundant last year.
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