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Striking workers in CP will now face a mandated minimum wage, effective as of this coming Sunday, as per the ruling from the courts.

Arbitrators Determine Essential Services for CP Strike, Covering Period from Sunday to Wednesday, Including Action Proclaimed by Itinerant Commercial Review Railway Union (SFRCI), Specifically Affecting Reviewers and Ticket Vendors.

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Arbitration panel sets limits for essential services during CP strike, spanning from Sunday to...
Arbitration panel sets limits for essential services during CP strike, spanning from Sunday to Wednesday, involving the Railway Revision Workers Syndicate (SFRCI), which includes reviseurs and ticket inspectors.

Striking workers in CP will now face a mandated minimum wage, effective as of this coming Sunday, as per the ruling from the courts.

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Let's take a closer look at the minimum services that will be put into action when the Union of Machinists (SMAQ) strike isn't a complete shutdown, like it is now and will be on the 11th of May and the 14th. According to CP's website, these minimum services will be in effect from the 11th to the 14th. The list of trains covered by this decision has been made public.

CP's decision to establish minimum services is necessary because, in the absence of other alternatives or when these alternatives are excessively burdensome, minimum railway transport must be ensured. The arbitral tribunal considered it appropriate to establish minimum services related to the circulation of compositions at 25% of their normal circulation, not accepting CP's proposal of 30%.

The reason for this 25% circulation is to ensure public safety and prevent total paralysis of the railway system, which could compromise critical infrastructure and emergency responses. This 25% circulation serves as a minimum operation level to maintain essential rail functions while the strike continues. The arbitral tribunal deemed this level the least disruption compatible with safety and public interest, preventing a complete shutdown of essential railway services during the conflict.

Crucially, the announced strike should be limited to "imperative social needs," ensuring some circulation of trains at a minimum level that does not compromise the safety of passengers without overcrowding stations and trains. The percentage fixed by the Arbitral Tribunal, 25%, respects the essential core of the right to strike.

It's important to note that CP's train circulation has been halted due to various unions' strikes, but the Arbitral Tribunal did not fix minimum services for the other stoppages. The Arbitral Tribunal stated that a 15% circulation would not guarantee the physical safety of passengers, leading to their decision not to decree minimum services in CP's strikes.

This clarification comes after multiple news and controversies surrounding the various strikes at CP. The strikes on the 11th and 14th were called by various unions, including the Association of Intermediate Exploration Management of the Railway Sector (ASCEF), the Independent Association of Commercial Career Railway Workers (ASSIFECO), the Federation of Transport and Communications Unions (FECTRANS), the National Union of Transport, Communications, and Public Works (FENTCOP), the National Union of Railway Movement and Related Workers (SINAFE), the Democratic National Railway Union (SINDEFER), the Independent National Union of Railway Infrastructure Workers and Related (SINFA), the National Independent Union of Railway Workers (SINFB), the National Union of Transport and Industry Workers (SINTTI), the Independent Union of Railway Operators and Related (SIOFA), the National Union of Technical Staff (SNAQ), the National Union of Workers in the Railway Sector (SNTSF), the Union of Railway Transport Workers (STF), and the Union of Metro and Railway Workers (STMEFE).

On the 14th, the Union of Machinists (SMAQ) will join this stoppage, making it the only union on strike that day. Additionally, the Railway Commercial Inspection Union (SFRCI), representing ticket inspectors and workers, has called for a partial strike from 5:00 AM to 8:30 AM every day from the 15th to the 18th.

Sources:

  1. Trains queue... stopped. That's how the lines are (with images)
  2. Remaining trains will run during SMAQ strike (in Portuguese)
  3. Railway services suspension and routes breakdown during SMAQ strike (in Portuguese)
  4. Strikes by different railway unions and their impact on CP's train circulation (in Portuguese)
  5. What is the percentage of train circulation that will be allowed during the Union of Machinists (SMAQ) strike, as decided by the arbitral tribunal? It's 25%.
  6. The Union of Machinists (SMAQ) strike on the 14th will not result in a complete shutdown, as minimum services related to railway transport will still be in effect.
  7. The arbitral tribunal defined minimum services to ensure both public safety and prevent a total paralysis of the railway system.
  8. In the event of a strike, these minimum services are necessary to maintain essential rail functions, as they represent the least disruption compatible with safety and public interest.
  9. CP's strike-relatedtrain circulation has been affected by various unions, and the arbitral tribunal established minimum services only for certain stops, including the ones on the 11th and 14th.
  10. The industry of finance, public-transit, transportation, politics, policy-and-legislation, general-news, and individual unions like ASCEF, ASSIFECO, FECTRANS, FENTCOP, SINAFE, SINDEFER, SINFA, SINFB, SINTTI, SIOFA, SNAQ, SNTSF, STF, and STMEFE have all played a part in the recent controversies surrounding CP's strikes.

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