Railway Workers End Strike on São Paulo CPTM Lines Following Government Proposal

Railway workers on CPTM lines 11-Coral, 12-Safira, and 13-Jade ended their strike on Wednesday, June 5, after accepting a proposal from the São Paulo state government. The decision followed an extraordinary assembly where 131 workers voted in favor of returning to work, while 26 voted to continue the strike. Full service began to resume gradually across the affected lines, although some intervals remained longer than usual due to the need to move stalled train compositions. The strike, which began on Tuesday, was sparked by protests over the concession of these lines to the private company Trivia Trens and operational failures observed after the company took over.

As part of the agreement reached during a conciliation hearing at the Regional Labor Court (TRT-2), Governor Tarcísio de Freitas sent a bill to the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo (Alesp). This project authorizes the transfer of CPTM employees affected by the concessions to other bodies or entities within the state's direct or indirect public administration. The proposal includes workers from line 10-Turquesa, which was not privatized, to ensure equality among employees. Specifically, the measure covers approximately 2,477 employees from lines 11, 12, and 13, and about 2,171 from line 10.

Additional terms of the agreement include the removal of Trivia Trens employees from train cabins where they were observing CPTM staff operations. The union also noted that workers remain in a state of strike, meaning they could vote to interrupt operations again at any time.

Reporting on the event varied by political lean. Center outlets focused on the operational impact on passengers and the specific details of the labor agreement. A center-left outlet emphasized the legislative process for job guarantees and the role of the labor court in mediating the dispute. Meanwhile, a center outlet provided an editorial perspective framing the strike as an act of corporativism that interfered with the right to movement and the executive branch's authority to privatize services.