Health service pharmacists call three days of strike action
Pharmacists syndicate to continue talks with ministry in meantime Portugal’s SNS health service pharmacists have delivered ‘pre-strike notices’ for three days in June (22, 27 and 29), adding that they
Border control officers call off planned strikes at Portugal’s airports
Strikes by SEF inspectors planned for Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Madeira airports have been called off today, the union of investigators, inspectors and border guards (SIIFF) said. “We have just
Nurses set new strike dates for June
Nurses “must be prepared for long battle with absolute majority government” Portuguese Nurses’ Union SEP has announced two more strike dates on June 28 and 30 to demand better working
EasyJet cabin crew begin five spaced strike days to end on 3 June
Low-cost carrier dubs union’s demands “unworkable” Cabin crew at easyJet have begun strike action today, also planned for May 28 and 30 and June 1 and 3, accusing management of
SEF strike causes airports constraints
ANA Aeroportos de Portugal advises passengers to arrive early as the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) goes on strike until May 22. Passengers travelling through Portuguese airports risk encountering constraints
Hospitals face another strike day of disruption
One-day strike waged by medical auxiliaries and technical assistants A one-day strike by medical auxiliaries and technical assistants in the SNS State-run health service began at midnight last night with
Nurses strike sees surgeries and programmed births cancelled
Friday’s strike by the nation’s nurses saw ‘several dozen’ protest outside the ministry of health in Lisbon, while countrywide, hundreds of planned surgeries were cancelled/ put off to a later
Nurses strike scheduled for Friday
Portuguese Nurses Unions SEP and SINDEPOR have announced a strike for Friday accompanied by a rally in front of the ministry of health in Lisbon to demand better working conditions
Teachers strike reaches Coimbra: stand-off to continue
The last two weeks have been peppered by ‘district protests’ by teachers, who insist their stand-off with the education ministry isn’t going to stop until there is a deal. Protests
‘No concrete progress’ in talks to end court officials’ strike
Portugal’s Judicial Officials Union (SFJ), members of which are currently waging a partial, have lamented that “there was nothing concrete to be communicated to judicial officials by the government” at