Workers at the national broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) voted unanimously to strike in response to a management pay offer they labeled a salary cut. The action will include strikes during normal shifts, overtime, and holidays, though specific dates have not yet been announced. Viewers and listeners should note that unions also withdrew their confidence in the company's board of directors following the €7.50 pay rise proposal.
RTP workers approve strike over management pay proposal
Friday, 27 March 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
RTP (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal) is Portugal's state-owned public service broadcaster, operating since 1935 (radio) and 1957 (television). It runs 8 television channels (including RTP1, RTP2, RTP3) and 7 radio stations (Antena 1, 2, 3), plus international services reaching Portuguese diaspora worldwide. Funded by a broadcasting tax on electricity bills and advertising revenue, RTP serves as Portugal's cultural reference, providing quality news, education, and entertainment. Its archive represents "irreplaceable heritage in Portuguese collective memory", and it pioneered online streaming with RTP Play in 2011. RTP connects "Portugal and the Portuguese to themselves, to each other, and to the world"
