Truckers union warns general strike France could affect goods coming into Portugal
With France in the grip of a general strike disrupting the movement of “practically everything”, Portugal’s truck drivers union ANTRAM has warned that imports by road “could be affected”. Antram
SNS health service doctors begin two day strike
Doctors federation outraged by ministry’s ‘backward step’ Portugal’s SNS health service doctors have started their two day strike. Even though syndicates and the government are still in negotiations, the situation
Nurses at Braga Hospital stage two-day strike
Nurses at Braga Hospital are striking today and tomorrow (the strike ends at 8pm on Wednesday) over pay precarity, lack of salary progression and the non-payment of arrears dating back
Unique strike: nurses in private hospitals to strike on March 16
In a unique strike for Portugal – strikes here tend to be limited to the public sector – nurses will be ‘walking out’ of private hospitals on March 16. The
Public sector workers stage 24-hour strike; support of teachers
Claim “right to strike” has been compromised by requirement for minimum services Schools up and down the country will be closed tomorrow due to a strike by non-teaching staff of
FENPROF leader appeals to parents: “Don’t take your children to school”
Appeal focused on bypassing legal requirement to provide minimum services FENPROF teachers federation leader Mário Nogueira has made an extraordinary appeal to the parents of this country – effectively trying
Striking teachers challenge demand for ‘minimum services’ at schools
Teachers consider obligation to provide three hours teaching per day “illegal” Teachers who have been striking – some of them since December – are now challenging the court of arbitration’s
Strike cancels more than half today’s trains
Portugal’s CP train operator cancelled 143 trains of the 249 trains scheduled between 00:00 and 08:00 today due to the strike by workers. Strong disturbances are predicted for the network
Education ministry still has its homework to do…
Teachers syndicates unimpressed following start of 6th round of negotiations Slowly, slowly the education ministry is receiving watered down recognition from teaching syndicates that it is ‘trying hard’ but “could
School strikes continue as teachers and government resume talks
6th round of negotiations opens tomorrow; another demo planned for Saturday Teachers syndicates will be resuming talks with the government tomorrow (Thursday) in an atmosphere of almost complete stalemate. Despite