Algarve schools close as 1,500 protest in Faro
Around 1,500 teachers, parents and students demonstrated in Faro today as part of the ongoing teachers’ strike, which is now being held in a different district every day. Protestors gathered
Teaching syndicates received in presidential palace
FENPROF (the federation of teachers) and nine syndicates involved in the dispute that sees district strikes taking place in schools until February 8 were received today in Belém Palace by
Teachers want to give government a lesson
Schools up and down country remain closed in “climate of tension” The stand-off between teachers and the ministry of education is set to remain, explained reports on Wednesday as many
TAP strike averted: unions and management reach new agreement
The ‘crippling’ week-long strike looming at TAP has been averted as cabin crew syndicate SNPVAC has reached key agreements with management. Principal ‘victories’, explain reports, have been the ‘unfreezing’ of
Teachers union threatens to “give government a lesson”
After the appeal by S.T.O.P. (syndicate of all teachers) for President Marcelo to intervene, further protests and school closures are blighting the country today, with the message coming through that
Union wants President Marcelo to ‘pronounce on ongoing teachers’ strike’
Still hopes for mass turnout at next demo in Lisbon on Saturday With schools in Lisbon, Porto, Covilhã and other areas still closed today as teachers continue with their weeks
S.T.O.P. calls fresh national protest for January 28
“We have to fill Lisbon again before February 1” – S.T.O.P. leader André Pestana S.T.O.P. (the syndicate of all Portuguese teachers) has announced plans today for a fresh demonstration in
School strike misery persists: syndicates not impressed by government proposals
“Too little” … “struggle continues” All hope that the government really had come up with measures to satisfy teachers’ long-held desires for a profession that values them appears to have
Court staff call month-long strike from February 15
But “admit they could prolong strike action until April” The Syndicate of Judicial Staff has given a month’s notice of strike action, between February 15 and March 15, “but admits
Government resumes talks with striking teachers
President intervenes: teachers’ demands are fair In another week of unutterable misery for working parents – as schools everywhere remained shut due to teachers’ strikes and industrial action – President