Registry office strike concludes with warning of future action
Registry and Notary services professionals ended a week-long strike on Saturday, with the Registry and Notary Workers' Union (Sindicato dos Trabalhadores dos Registos e do Notariado or STRN) reporting 90% participation. The industrial action caused widespread closures of registry offices and Citizen Shops (Lojas do Cidadão), leaving an estimated 50,000 administrative acts unperformed. The union is now awaiting a government response and has warned that further stoppages may occur if structural demands remain unmet.
The STRN (Sindicato dos Trabalhadores dos Registos e do Notariado) is the labor union representing workers in Portugal's registry and notary offices. It negotiates working conditions and pay for staff who manage essential public records, including birth certificates, property deeds, and identification documents.
