• Last minute Renfe strike live

Part of the Madrid Cercanías network has stopped this Tuesday due to the failure to comply with the minimum services of the Renfe drivers, who have been on strike since last Thursday due to the cuts that, they denounce, are taking place in the workforce.

There is congestion in the two Cercanías tunnels that connect Chamartín and Atocha, the Sol station has had to be closed

and Renfe is recommending users to use alternative means of transport, except on line C-5 (Móstoles El Soto-Atocha -Fuenlabrada-Humanes).

Some of the drivers who had to cover the minimum services

are not showing up to their posts,

which means that their trains do not leave the head and, therefore, do not let the next ones enter, thus causing congestion in the tunnels.

Some trains have had to stay in the middle of the track.

This is what has happened with those of Sol and Recoletos, which has caused the temporary closure of the Sol station, and even the passengers have had to be evacuated.

Circulation is scheduled to resume at three.

There are also numerous problems at the Atocha and Chamartín stations, according to Renfe sources.

Renfe faced today

the fourth day of unemployment of its machinists

, this one of 24 hours.

It is the halfway point of the protests (there are still another four days of unemployment) and since last Thursday the company has denounced breaches of the minimum services by some workers in Catalonia, Valencia and Madrid.

Today precisely Semaf, the union calling and representing 85% of these workers, pointed out that "a path of dialogue has been opened, which we hope will bear fruit and the management will be pleased to convene the Strike Committee", the body established to resolve the situation.

Semaf insists that the drivers forced to comply with the minimum services have shown up for their posts.

Problems also in Catalonia

In the early morning in Rodalies de Catalunya, 112 trains

of minimum services

had been suppressed

(with 47% compliance with these services), in Cercanías Valencia, there are 20 suppressed trains (compliance with 56%) and in Cercanías Madrid, 46 (70% compliance), according to Renfe sources.

Last week there

were scenes of chaos and 400 trains were suspended on Thursday and another as many on Friday for these breaches. They claimed that they had not been informed, something that the company denies. In fact,

this weekend Renfe has sent more than 9,000 notifications through certified letters

and burofax to ensure that workers received the notices. Some of those who failed to comply with services last week have already been filed for serious misconduct.

Today's strike lasts 24 hours and is called by the unions Semaf and Sindicato Ferroviario. Their claim is not salary nor do they ask for an improvement in their working conditions. They denounce that trains have been suppressed with the excuse of Covid that they have not yet recovered and that

there is employment that has not been covered.

They also claim integration into the provision of services by Renfe, to avoid their possible transfer to the Generalitat.

In addition to today's strike,

there are partial calls for Thursday

(from 12:00 to 16:00 and from 18:00 to 22:00), another 24 hours for Friday, coinciding with the operation from Puente del Pilar .

Monday and Tuesday the 24-hour stoppages continue.

Renfe sources highlight that

problems are occurring over everything in the Cercanías network, but not in the High Speed ​​and Long Distance trains,

where they are 100% complying with the minimum services.

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