Nurses call off strike in light of political crisis
Reason for strike “no longer makes sense” SEP, the syndicate of Portuguese nurses, has called off its strike, scheduled for tomorrow, as it considers the reason – to put pressure
Doctors may stall strike/ cancel overtime ban
SIM, the Independent Syndicate of Doctors has said it may well call off the overtime strike if legislative elections are called – and will almost certainly call on doctors to
Nurses begin overtime strike till end of year
Democratic Union of Nurses’ strike compounds overtime ban waged by nation’s doctors Nurses began an overtime strike today, called by the Democratic Union of Nurses of Portugal (SINDEPOR), to demand
Nurses begin month-long overtime strike
Strike adds to mounting pressure on mainland Portugal’s State health system With the deadlock between Portugal’s central government and mainland doctors still unbroken, the nation’s nurses represented by union SNE
Schools face national strike, between November 13-29
André Pestana, leader of S.T.O.P. announces two-and-a-half week strike Teachers and non-teaching staff of the country’s State schools will be on strike between November 13 and 29. The dates were
Public service strike brings Algarve to near halt
Yesterday’s strike by public administration workers had a significant turnout, with 90% of schools without classes and health services “completely paralysed”, according to the Frente Comum Trade Unions. “We are
Nursing union calls overtime strike until New Year
“Response capacity of health service worsens day-by-day, harming all Portuguese people” Portugal’s Democratic Union of Nurses of Portugal (Sindepor) has announced a strike over overtime work in November and December
Teachers sign up to Friday’s strike by public sector workers
Teachers have said they will be joining the public sector workers’ strike, scheduled for Friday (October 27) – and their list of demands will not be restricted to the recovery
Nurses syndicate calls national strike for November 10
On the day the government is once more round the table in a bid to break deadlock with the nation’s doctors syndicates, nursing counterpart SEP has announced it too will
Doctors begin two day strike with protest outside health ministry
Syndicates rail against “disastrous policies” pushed by minister Manuel Pizarro With the working of Portugal’s State health service already hanging by threads, doctors mounted a new two-day strike today, accompanied