CGTP demands Seguro withdraw the labour package

Strike pre-notices fall 23.7% in 2025, to lowest since the pandemic

Between January and December 2025, unions submitted 839 strike pre-notices, a decline from the 1,099 recorded in the whole of 2024 and the lowest figure since 2020.

5 things that will shape the day

This Friday will be marked by the release of the S&P Global manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a nationwide strike by TVDE drivers (ride‑hailing drivers), the final day of the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, the presentation of a study on Portugal's external debt, and the debate on several bills in Parliament...

Government will not withdraw the labour package; CGTP discusses new forms of industrial action

5 things that will shape the day

On the day the INE (National Statistics Institute) publishes data on how the construction sector has evolved, the Government will again meet with public service unions. The deadline for candidates to withdraw their presidential bids also expires. Brussels will approve Portugal's plan for defence loans and present the official proposal on the loan of ...

Five things that will shape the day

This Tuesday, the day on which the evolution of prices for 2025 will be released, the CGTP will demonstrate in the streets against the labour package, European Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque will go to Parliament to speak about the European Commission’s work programme for 2026, and the Municipal Assembly of Lisbon will vote on the budget proposal. Meanwhile ...

AIMA, Tax Offices, Citizen Service Centres and other public offices open for only two days this week

AIMA, the tax offices (Finanças), Citizen Service Centres (Lojas do Cidadão) and other public departments will only be providing in-person services on two days this week.

APED: "Fortunately it's a strike with very low turnout"

The director-general of the Portuguese Association of Distribution Companies, Gonçalo Lobo Xavier, says that today's strike is insignificant and does not jeopardise the smooth running of the stores.

Distribution strike. Participation between 10% and 20%, says union

The president of Sitese explains that participation in these stoppages “is never very high” because wages in the sector are low. And Christmas Eve “is paid differently”.

Economic activity fell 8% on the day of the general strike, more than half of the drop during the "blackout"

Data from the daily economic activity indicator (DEI, in its English acronym), released on Thursday by the Bank of Portugal, point to an 8% decline in economic activity on the day of the general strike (11 December). According to Jornal de Negócios (paywalled), it was even the day last week with the year‑on‑year fall ...

The General Strike Reveals a Country That Doesn't Know Where It's Going

The general strike was not just a protest against specific measures. It reflected a country that is discussing the future with categories from the past.

The strike is a statement of dependence on the State

Alberto Gonçalves comments on the scope, meaning, and consequences of the general strike.

General strike: Cotrim Figueiredo urges the Government not to reverse priorities despite "social resistance"

Cotrim Figueiredo has called on the Government to maintain its priorities in light of the ongoing general strike and the social resistance it has encountered.

UGT Bankers Believe Government Must Drop Labour Package

The UGT banking unions believe that the Government must abandon the labour package following what they claim was a strong turnout for the general strike this Thursday, which included the closure of “many bank branches.”

Tax Workers' Union Prepares Protests Against Government, Including Strikes in 2026

The Tax Workers' Union (STI) is preparing protest actions, including the possibility of calling strikes in 2026, to pressure the Government to negotiate labour and salary demands, the union president admitted today to Lusa.

Tax union prepares protests against government, including strikes in 2026

Gonçalo Rodrigues states that the union seeks a response to the “huge lack of staff [in the tax authority]” and the “significant aging of the AT workforce.”

General strike: Finance Minister admits to "small situations" of closed public services

The Finance Minister acknowledged that there are minor instances of public services being closed due to the general strike.

Statement from the DN Management on the general strike of 11 December

The management of DN has issued a statement regarding the general strike scheduled for 11 December.

Labour Minister summons UGT for new meeting

A meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday at five in the afternoon, taking place a day after the general strike. Also in this news, most pensions will indeed increase by 2.8% in January.

General strike: "I understand the outrage, no one likes to be uninvited from the table where they will have to eat." The mistakes and "the good and bad things" of the proposal

The columnist discusses the motivations behind the strike and criticises the government: “They only started to engage in dialogue when they realised a strike was coming, it was too late.”

08h The effects of the Public Service strike

An analysis of the impact caused by the strike of public service workers.

Alarm: The government's "insignificant" general strike was the "largest ever" for the unions

Unions claim that the recent general strike, which the government deemed insignificant, was the largest in history.

What was the point of the general strike?

It started as a 'so-so' strike and ended in a battle of 'fire and iron', but what will actually change?