This Thursday, first day of strike at the Málaga subway

The general assembly of workers of the concessionaire company Metro de Málaga has rejected the latest proposal from the company, in the context of the negotiation of the new collective agreement. Therefore, following the voting results, the staff has decided to continue with the strike schedule, with partial stoppages previously agreed upon by the company committee, as reported by union representatives to SUR.

As a consequence, this Thursday, March 12, the first strike day will take place, with a partial stoppage during the morning peak hours on lines 1 and 2 of the subway. For this first day, the schedule will be from 8.30 to 11.30 AM. During this morning interval, there will be fewer frequencies than usual.

The workers will gather from 10.00 to 11.00 AM in front of the Andalusian Government Delegation (Atarazanas station, on Alameda). The protest will also be attended by the candidate from Por Andalucía in Málaga for the upcoming regional elections, Ernesto Alba; and the local coordinator of IU, Efraín Campos, among other political representatives.

Easter Week?

If the negotiations fail to get back on track, the committee has requested a second day of partial strike, which will take place on Friday, March 20. On this occasion, the schedule will be in the evening (from 7.00 to 9.00 PM).

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The committee is already threatening with a toughening of the mobilizations towards the upcoming Easter Week, a time when the use of this means of transportation is massive, due to the influx of people to the processions in the Center, and which might also be affected by strikes, even indefinite ones.

The workers' representatives, led by the Independent Trade Union and Civil Servants' Central (CSIF), denounce the "blockade" in the negotiation of their collective agreement. According to the calling party, the management of the concessionaire continues to refuse to thoroughly review the committee's proposals for labor improvements.