Latest news and stories about industrial action in Portugal for expats and residents.
The turnout for the strike called for today by the CGTP forced a production stoppage at Autoeuropa during the night and morning shifts, the coordinator of the Workers' Committee, Rogério Nogueira, told Lusa.
Production at Autoeuropa has been halted since midnight as workers joined the strike called by the CGTP this Friday against changes to labour law, the coordinator of the workers' committee at the Palmela factory confirmed to ECO. Rogério Nogueira admits that the afternoon shift may also join, maintaining the company's shutdown.
Workers at Nobre in Rio Maior are on strike this Monday, the 6th, marking their 28th stoppage since 2023 due to the company's refusal to negotiate their list of demands. The strike was called by the Sintab union and lasts all day. Workers are demanding a 150-euro salary increase, improvements to meal and night-shift allowances, the implementation of seniority bonuses, 25 days of annual leave, and an end to precarious hiring. The union stated last week that workers regret the company's lack of willingness to negotiate and decided to strike again. A new motion with demands was submitted to the company's management in March. Distribution workers are also on strike today and plan to stop again at the end of the year.
Workers at Nobre in Rio Maior, Santarém, are returning to strike on Monday, accusing the company of refusing to review salaries or address their demands. SINTAB (the Union of Workers in Agriculture and the Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Industries of Portugal) submitted a notice on March 23, 2026, to...
Although the final months of 2025 were marked by several protests against the ongoing revision of the labour law — including the first joint general strike by the CGTP and the UGT in more than a decade — overall for the year the number of strike notices fell by almost 24% compared with ...
A group of 17 trade unions and workers' committees from nine European countries sent a letter to easyJet management expressing 'growing concern about the current operational model and its impact on the well-being, stability and morale of crews across the network'. In the missive — signed in Portugal by the Sindicato ...
The union again rejected the accusations made by the Labour Minister, who has said that 'the CGTP has placed itself on the margins of negotiations', and gave notice of several dates to demonstrate its willingness to negotiate.
The trade union centre announces a general mobilisation from 9 February with plenary meetings, street actions and sectoral strikes to prepare workers for the decentralised demonstration.
The CGTP will convene its National Council to discuss new forms of industrial action after this afternoon's meeting with the Prime Minister ended without agreement. Also, the FC Porto–Sporting match will take place on 9 February.
“This means the struggle will continue,” said the CGTP general secretary, Tiago Oliveira.
The Government said in a statement that 'it will not give up on finding consensus' with healthcare professionals.
