‘National Day of Indignation’ affects schools, hospitals, transports and town halls
“We predict a major day of struggle, with strikes and street protests” – CGTP Schools, hospitals, transports and town halls will be affected today by various forms of strike action
Algarve nurses maintain today’s strike
The walkout will affect morning and afternoon shifts. Nurses at the Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve (CHUA) maintain their strike scheduled for today after the hospital board of directors postponed
S.T.O.P. goes beyond teachers’ struggles: calls for national strike
S.T.O.P – arguably the most militant union involved in the ongoing teachers’ strikes – is now appealing for a national strike to show the government “it should stop prioritising the
Teachers “admit strikes to end of academic year”
New forms of protest to be announced at mass rally on February 11 Teaching federations FENPROF and FNE, along with seven other teachers’ syndicates, have “guaranteed that their struggle will
Nothing new from talks with ministry – striking teachers
Government accused of ‘tinkering round edges’ but failing on ‘essential’ Portugal’s defiant teachers’ unions emerged from the latest meeting with the government yesterday as focused on strike actions as ever.
False traffic cop released due to strike by court clerks
A man carrying a fire arm and presenting himself to drivers as an undercover policeman has been ‘freed’ from custody due to the ongoing strike by court clerks. Says SIC,
Doctors syndicate schedules national strike on March 8-9
“The SNS health service must be saved” – Federation Portugal’s national federation of doctors (FNAM) has announced a national strike for March 8 and 9, alleging “lack of measures” for
Teachers reject minimum services decreed for schools
If the government thought the Court of Arbitration’s decision to decree ‘minimum services’ at schools from Wednesday, February 1 would be some kind of gamechanger, they were mistaken. Saturday saw
Nurses syndicate announces strike in central Portugal on February 22
Portugal’s nursing syndicate SEP has announced a strike for the central region (ARSC) on Wednesday February 22 due to authorities’ lack of recognising so-called ‘points’ allowing progression in careers. According
Teachers reject minimum services decreed for schools from February 1
Strike actions to grind on If the government thought the Court of Arbitration’s decision on Friday to decree ‘minimum services’ at schools from February 1 would be some kind of