The Portuguese Nurses' Union (SEP) has announced a national strike for 12 May across the public, private, and social sectors to demand that the Government resolve long-standing professional issues. The strike, coinciding with International Nurses Day, will include a demonstration in Lisbon. Key demands include career progression, the payment of retroactive salary adjustments, the hiring of more staff, and the rejection of mandatory 'hours banks' that would increase working hours without overtime pay. Despite ongoing negotiations, the union remains dissatisfied with the Government's current proposals.