At 7 am, a source from the Federation of Transport and Communications Unions (FECTRANS) told Lusa that the strike is justified by non-compliance with agreements signed in 2019, particularly regarding training and work organisation, and denied that salary increases are at stake.

"There was total participation from the workers covered by the strike notices: inspectors and supervisors of traction, the central command post, and the energy control room," union leader Sara Sigló told Lusa.

The union representative stated that, “at the plenary session on Wednesday [8 April] - which ended in the early hours of this morning - the workers presented even more issues that distance them from the company's proposal and will take their demands to the company, in an attempt to bring the positions closer together.”

“The strike ends at midnight on Friday [10 April], with the Metro expected to operate normally from 6:30 am that day,” she concluded.

The strike does not have minimum services decreed, according to a decision by the Arbitration Tribunal constituted in the Economic and Social Council, which only determined the provision of services necessary for the safety and maintenance of equipment and facilities.

That body determined that three workers must be ensured at the central command post, preferably a movement inspector, a movement supervisor, and a supervisor of the control room and energy, duly identified by the unions.

The metro workers had previously announced their intention to strike on 14 April as well.