The first part of the agreement to call off the protests in the SFM has been signed.

PalmThe management and works council of Mallorca Railway Services (SFM) signed the first part of an agreement on Thursday to call off the announced protests. The ratified portion of the agreement pertains to the statutes of the Safety Committee, which will be responsible for addressing most of the 48 points on the workers' list of demands. "This is the starting point for establishing this committee, which will benefit all citizens of the Balearic Islands and, in particular, the railway company," emphasized SFM's general manager, José Ramón Orta.

The Commission, made up of two security technicians and two members elected by the works council from among SFM staff, will begin operating around March 9. An agreement on increasing its staff is still pending. "We need to define the positions," Orta indicated, adding that they are "in the process of resolving this." For his part, the president of the works council, Ricardo Más, considered the signing of half the agreement a "great success." "We hope the second part will have the same outcome," he stated.

According to the workers, it is necessary to increase staffing levels, especially in critical safety areas, as it is impossible to address the identified problems without a substantial increase in personnel in these departments. "It would be deeply regrettable if we had to resume protests only to fail to reach an agreement on the second part," Más said. No date has been set for the next meeting yet, but the works council is hopeful it will be soon.