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Public and private sector employees have launched a strike to protest the new labour package, causing significant disruptions to essential services including schools and hospitals.
The union has accused ULS Alto Ave of imposing additional work on health centres, leading to a strike that will continue until 30 June unless negotiations occur. The union emphasizes the need for a change in the administration's approach to resolve the ongoing issues.
The Portuguese Nurses' Union (SEP) announced a national strike this Monday for 12 May across the public, private, and social sectors to demand that the Government “resolve various problems” to help dignify the profession. “It is a national strike for all Portuguese nursing. Wherever they practice, nurses will be covered by the strike notice...”
Public services including schools and hospitals are experiencing disruptions due to industrial action.
The strike is in effect from midnight to midnight and was called by the National Union of Workers in Public Services and Entities.
Unions claim that the annual fee of 612 euros is “a true tax on work applied.”
