Algarve nurses call three days of strike action in May
Nurses in the Algarve have called a strike on May 2, 8 and 9, demanding the payment of back wages dating all the way back to 2018, along with fair
Nurses in Lisbon and West areas call strike for March 20
Nurses from health centres in the Lisbon and West areas will be on strike on March 20, for the payment of back pay outstanding – some of it apparently owed
Nurses protest outside Amadora-Sintra hospital for end to pay discrimination
Dozens of nurses gathered in front of Amadora-Sintra Hospital, in the Lisbon area, on Thursday to demand the same pay conditions as the rest of the nurses in the national
Algarve nurses call strike on August 22 and 23
Strike called by Algarve nurses to address long-standing issues which are “still unresolved” Nurses of the Algarve’s Local Health Unit (ULS) have called a strike on August 22 and 23
Nurses syndicate announces new series of strikes
August, September peppered with strike dates Hot-on-the-heels of yesterday’s nationwide strike, SEP – the Portuguese nurses union – has announced no less than 12 new strikes for August, including 10
Nurses’ strike delays scheduled appointments and surgeries
A national strike by nurses today is affecting thousands of scheduled appointments and surgeries. Nurses are at loggerheads with the government, over pay and conditions – holding out for increases
Nurses stick with strike after last-ditch talks fail
Strike begins tomorrow; union boss calls for ‘en masse’ support Portuguese Nurses’ Union (SEP) has announced that it will go ahead with the national strike scheduled for tomorrow (Friday), claiming
Nursing syndicates meet with government in last ditch attempt to avert national strike
Nurses are demanding pay increases in line with police/ armed forces Two days from yet another ‘national strike’ by nurses, the government has agreed once more to ‘get around the
Nurses will not accept pay increase of less than €400 – unions
Five nursing unions dig-in heels Five nurses’ unions have signed a negotiating protocol with the ministry of health that included the revision of salary scales, but warned that they will
Negotiations with doctors and nurses to start “very soon”
Minister of Health, Ana Paula Martins, has announced that the doctors’ and nurses’ unions have already been contacted to start negotiations in a fortnight’ time. Ms Martins was speaking on