Portuguese trade unions calling for general mega-strike – Portugal
The two largest Portuguese union federations have agreed Monday to call for a general strike for a date to be announced “very soon,” their leaders said. The announcement was made by CGTP leader...
View ArticleTrade unions to stage general strike November 24 – Portugal
The two largest Portuguese union federations have agreed, Wednesday, to stage a general strike on November 24. The shutdown is a protest against the newly proposed government austerity budget measures...
View ArticleShutdown: Portuguese workers to stage general mega strike November 24 – Portugal
Many thousands of workers are expected to participate in the general strike called for next Thursday by CGTP and UGT the two largest Portuguese labor union confederations. Demonstrations are planned in...
View ArticleMore strikes: Portuguese union leaders pledge to keep on fighting – Portugal
The leaders of Portugal’s two union confederations, CGTP and UGT, held a joint press conference in Lisbon Thursday to weigh up the day’s events. Asked if they would hold further protests, they said it...
View ArticleLisbon: Thousands in mass protest against austerity measures – Portugal
The new leader of CGTP, Portugal’s largest labor organization, said Friday that the national demonstration planned for Saturday, February 11, to protest the center-right government’s bailout austerity...
View ArticleAusterity: Portuguese workers to stage more strikes – Portugal
Commuters and travelers across Portugal will begin feeling the impact of a transportation strike staged to start Monday at the evening rush hour by train engineers at CP, the national railway network....
View ArticleProtest: Portuguese labor unions to call general strike – Portugal
The Portuguese largest trade union federations, CGTP and UGT, are meeting Wednesday to debate calling a general strike and other protest actions against the austerity measures announced by the...
View ArticleLabor: Portuguese workers to protest against extreme austerity policies – Update
Portuguese workers nationwide will protest again Saturday, September 29, against the latest government issued austerity rules. Large gatherings of protesters are expected to concentrate in Lisbon and...
View ArticleLabor: General strike and more street protests planned for November – Portugal
Public and private sector labor unions in Portugal are joining a general strike scheduled for November 14, with the slogan “Against Exploitation and Impoverishment.” Similar work stoppages are being...
View ArticleLabor: Portuguese workers to stage general strike June 27 – Portugal
Portugal’s two largest trade union confederations, the CGTP and the UGT, are calling for a general strike for Thursday, June 27. Thousands of workers are expected to take part in street mass...
View ArticleOpinion: Portugal’s ‘pseudo democracy’ plods on – General strike
By Len Port, Contributor (*) Portugal’s center-right government is determined to continue with its austerity program despite Thursday’s general strike, record low approval ratings and opposition...
View ArticleAusterity: Thousands demonstrating against 2014 budget proposal – Portugal
The Portuguese parliament approved Tuesday its 2014 state budget proposal. All opposition parties rejected the plan. The proposal was approved by the PSD-CDS majority ruling center-right coalition. The...
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