A CP – Comboios de Portugal assured on Monday that there is “no train circulation that jeopardizes the safety of its employees and customers.”
This statement came after the Sindicato Ferroviário da Revisão Comercial Itinerante (SFRCI) called a strike on CP’s long-distance trains from November 3 to 13, citing non-compliance with labor agreements and lack of safety conditions.
In a communication sent to newsrooms, CP emphasized the need to address the issues raised and reinforce its commitment to workers and passengers, stating the strike is “announced based on arguments that do not reflect the reality of the facts.”
“The Board of Directors of CP categorically denies that there is any train circulation that jeopardizes the safety of its employees and customers,” the statement read.
CP noted that “all maintenance interventions on rolling stock are scrupulously executed by the company, and all inspection plans are carried out according to the Maintenance Manual.”
The company also “has maintenance teams that are competent, dedicated, and committed to the safety of customers and all workers.”
This year, “28 revision and sales operators were hired,” and a further 21 reinforcements are “expected during November.”
Regarding the schedule of revision and sales operators, CP stated that “the existing agreement is fully complied with, and the requested adjustments were implemented in May 2025.”
Cited in the statement, CP’s Board of Directors emphasized the company’s ongoing commitment to improving working conditions and services to its customers and remains open to dialogue with all union organizations to ensure solutions that benefit its workers and customers.
At issue is a partial strike notice on CP’s long-distance trains from November 3 to 13. The union denounces non-compliance with labor agreements and lack of safety conditions.
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The SFRCI highlighted “serious safety issues” it has alerted the company to “without any response,” such as cases where train size exceeds platform dimensions at stations and train overcrowding, situations that “endanger the safety of users and workers.”
The SFRCI also reminded of the agreement made on July 25, 2023, with CP – Comboios de Portugal, which among other things, aimed at humanizing the schedules of inspectors, and, according to the union, remains not fully fulfilled.
“Two years and three months (27 months) later, the Board of Directors of CP continues not to fully comply with what was agreed, maintaining in some service schedules practices that contradict the assumed commitment,” the union pointed out.
The SFRCI management stated it has done “everything” during that period to ensure complete adherence to the agreement, but “the Board of Directors of CP has repeatedly refused to conclude the process, disrespecting the workers and the commitments made.”
