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The Police Professionals' Trade Union Association has launched a series of nationwide protests in Porto, calling on the government to address demands for salary increases.
A 33-year-old administrative employee was dismissed while on sick leave following a heart attack, despite the company citing a workload reduction while simultaneously advertising for the same role.
A conference hosted by Littler Portugal focusing on labor and corporate themes.
The union maintains its disagreement regarding the value of the risk supplement, which it considers insufficient given the responsibilities, demands, and risks inherent in the performance of their duties.
The strike had been ongoing for a month due to a lack of security and assaults on guards. The management also committed to replacing the clinical director with a general practitioner.
Guards reportedly obtained guarantees of more security and protection measures.
The goal is to demand better working conditions, while also involving the public who are complaining about a lack of security. Additionally, the National Team defeated Norway 2-1 in the Nations League.
Culture professionals also claim that the SPA imposes illegal conditions on workers. Also in this news bulletin, negotiations for the State Budget and the security forces protest in Porto.
Police officers are scheduled to hold a protest in Porto this afternoon to call for salary increases.
The Union of Technicians of the Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services (SinDGRSP) scheduled a strike for October 6th and a protest at the Porto prison today, arguing that the ordinance regarding careers falls short of what was negotiated.
The strike is scheduled for October 6th.
The Directorate-General 'does not agree with the union's arguments' but has referred the complaint to its legal department.
Prison guards have been on strike since August 31. The union claims that the management of the Porto Prison Establishment is using guards from other prisons to replace strikers, which it considers illegal.
President of the SNCGP says that the leadership of the Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services 'validates this violation'.
Workers are fighting to receive their final salary and the allowances to which they are entitled.
Until September 30, guards at the Porto Prison Establishment will protest against the “lack of security” at the facility, assaults on the guard corps, and concerns regarding the clinical director.
The union president stated he will file a complaint against the Inspectorate-General of Justice Services for abuse of power by the chief officer.
When they were expecting to receive their July salary and holiday allowance, the workers at Pontual Indústria de Calçado were taken by surprise.
First part of the 'Investigação CM' from this Thursday, August 20, 2026.
Second part of 'Investigação CM' from this Thursday, August 20, 2026.
Organised in shifts, they are preventing the removal of machinery and merchandise. Men and women are without wages, holiday pay, and Christmas bonuses.
Workers fight alone for their rights at a footwear factory that has closed down.
Around 60 workers have been in front of the establishment for about a week to prevent any equipment from being removed from inside.
A footwear factory in Gaia dismissed 60 workers without prior notice. July salaries and holiday allowances remain unpaid, a debt exceeding 100,000 euros.
The 'Pontual' footwear factory was closed and the workers dismissed without prior notice. July salaries and holiday allowances remain unpaid.
Footwear factory in Avintes, founded 78 years ago, closed at the administration's request, catching about 70 workers by surprise with the announcement of insolvency and permanent closure.
The Northern Doctors' Union accused the local health unit of not providing workers with schedules compatible with family life. The São João unit denied the accusation and says it evaluates each case individually.
The Porto Labour Court has declared the dismissal of a worker hired through an international Employer of Record (EOR) structure to be unlawful, a model increasingly used by foreign companies to hire workers in Portugal.
The Porto Labour Court declared the dismissal of a worker hired through an international Employer of Record structure, a model increasingly used by companies, to be unlawful.
60 officers from the Porto Criminal Investigation Division gathered at the PSP Metropolitan Command to demand the implementation of a shift system.
