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The movement of trains on holiday on August 15, Wednesday should be limited to six long-haul connections, including four national and two international organizations, according to information from the Train de Portugal (CP).
"On August 15, due to strikes called by several unions, is not expected to carry out trains, with the exception of minimum services specified by the Tribunal, appointed by the Economic and Social Council," reports the CP in its web Internet.
The minimum services determined by the Arbitral Tribunal were to link Lisbon - Porto, departing at 9:30 am in Santa Apolonia, and in the opposite direction, leaving at 19h52, the station Campanhã.
In the holiday of August 15, the day is marked by the departure and return from vacation, will be held also the trip from Lisbon to Faro, at 10:20, and in the opposite direction, at 17h37.
The Arbitral Tribunal included the Sud Express, which connects to the French high speed train that will travel Lisbon - Hendaye, departing at 16:30, and Irun-Lisbon, departing at 22h20.
On the Internet, warning that the PC, via the disruption of 15 August, are expected "further delays and cancellations on all services from 14 August to the end of the day and 16 August, in the morning ', highlighting that "there are alternative transport available."
The 15th of August is the first holiday since the employees of public transport companies refuse to do overtime work on weekly rest days and holidays.
At issue is the objection to the amendments to be made in Enterprise Agreements (EA), following the amendments to the Labour Code which provides a cut by half the amount paid for overtime and that overtime work fails to give the right to rest compensatory, which currently represents 25 percent of each hour of overtime (15 minutes).
Also the Lisbon Metro, Carris and the STCP delivered the notice of strike to overtime for August 15.
