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Registry office strike concludes with warning of future action

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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.

2 sources →13 Jun

Registry office strike concludes with warning of future action

General strike to disrupt transport and public services

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A coordinated general strike called by the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses or CGTP) is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, with disruptions expected to begin as early as Tuesday. The industrial action will affect national airspace, railway operations, and urban public transport, with authorities advising passengers to check flight statuses before heading to airports.

The General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP – Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses) is Portugal’s largest trade-union confederation, grouping most unions in manufacturing, public services and many other sectors.

Founded clandestinely in 1970 as “Intersindical” under the dictatorship, it emerged publicly after the 1974 Carnation Revolution and was legalised in 1975. It has been central to virtually all major labour struggles since then, from defending collective bargaining and the 40‑hour week to leading general strikes against austerity and labour‑law rollbacks.

CGTP is historically close to the Portuguese Communist Party and has a class‑struggle, anti‑neoliberal profile, strongly critical of EU and government policies seen as undermining workers’ rights. It favours grassroots mobilisation and strikes over compromise, often refusing national social‑pact deals that the more centrist UGT is willing to sign.

In today’s Portugal, CGTP remains a key actor in wage bargaining, labour‑law debates and national protests; together with UGT it called the first joint general strike in years in December 2025, signalling its continuing capacity to organise mass action.

4 sources →1 Jun

General strike to disrupt transport and public services

River transport services face potential afternoon disruptions

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The river transport operator Transtejo Soflusa (TTSL) has warned of possible service disruptions on Thursday afternoon due to a general staff meeting. Trade unions are holding the meeting at Cais do Sodré to discuss collective bargaining and salary increase proposals.

2 sources →29 Apr