Truckers Strike

Portugal’s syndicate of drivers of dangerous materials (SNMMP) has reached an ‘historic agreement’ with employers association ANTRAM guaranteeing “very significant” salary increases for 2020. The deal – expected to be

Striking truckers who have already twice plunged the country into fuel-shortage chaos this year face an extraordinary attack by public prosecutors. The syndicate of drivers of dangerous materials (SNMMP) –

Pedro Pardal Henriques, the man who everyone came to know as the spokesperson for the country’s striking truckers, is pursuing a career in politics and has announced he is stepping

There is still no end in sight to the ongoing feud between Portugal’s drivers of dangerous materials and their employers. The truce only lasted two days, as no sooner had

Drivers of “dangerous materials” have called off their indefinite strike in order to begin negotiations with their employers. The news was confirmed by Pedro Pardal Henriques, vice-president of the union

Strike finally over The strike by truck drivers of ‘dangerous materials’ (principally fuel) is over. Following a nail biting weekend, a truce has been called as syndicate leaders and ‘bosses

The truckers strike – hitting deliveries to fuel stations up and down the country – has reached a new low with syndicate leaders declaring mutiny. “Minimum services” – imposed by

Striking truckers will refuse to comply with the ‘minimum services’ set out by the government (click here). With the full-scale strike powered by the SNMMP (syndicate of drivers of dangerous

Chaotic scenes at fuel stations all over the country have ensured that the run-up to Monday’s scheduled truckers’ strike is as ugly and frustrating as it could get. Newspapers are