Zaragoza

Zaragoza tram strike begins Monday with rush-hour stoppages

Zaragoza tram workers will begin a series of partial stoppages this Monday, October 19, continuing through November 30, just after the Fiestas del Pilar. The strike includes 21 two-hour interruptions over 19 days and will affect the Driving, Customer Service, Inspection and Central Control departments.
Zaragoza tram strike begins Monday with rush-hour stoppages

The first stoppage will take place from 6:45 to 8:45 a.m., during the morning rush hour, so passengers may experience disruptions on their way to work or educational centers.

The stoppages will be spread across three time slots: 6:45 to 8:45 a.m., 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and 4:45 to 6:45 p.m. The final day, scheduled for November 30, will include stoppages in all three periods.

WHAT THE WORKERS ARE DEMANDING

The full schedule for the intervening days and the minimum service levels have yet to be finalized, so passengers should watch for upcoming announcements about how the service will operate during the protests.

Staff unanimously voted to call the strike after several months of negotiations failed to produce an agreement on the working conditions set out in the III Collective Agreement. One of the main points of contention is the length of shifts and their relationship to worker fatigue and safety. Management has proposed that shifts of up to eight and a half hours be worked by volunteers or, if there are none, by the youngest employees, a proposal that has failed to convince union representatives.

The latest meeting held at the Aragonese Mediation and Arbitration Service (SAMA) ended without progress.

About this article: Originally published in Spanish by AragonDigital.es and—following a selection process by our journalists—made available to the international audience of AragonDaily.com. Both newspapers belong to companies within the ARAGON DIGITAL GROUP.