US EditionSevere Disruption Hits Portugal in First General Strike for 12 Years
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General strike brings Portugal to a standstill
Portugal’s first general strike in twelve years, jointly called by the Socialist Party (PS) aligned UGT and the Communist Party (PCP) aligned CGTP, shook the country, confirming and extending the escalating class struggle across Europe.
Portugal lives its first general strike this Thursday in 12 years. The protest called by the main unions of Portugal rejects the labor reform proposed by the government of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro (center right) which, they claim, cuts rights.The day of strike began this Thursday night and will last 24 hours.In Portugal, of an active population of about 5 million people, about 1.3 million are already in precarious situation, according to t…
Severe disruption hits Portugal in first general strike for 12 years
Dozens of flights and trains have been cancelled, schools closed and hospital operations postponed in cities across Portugal, as the two main union federations stage a general strike over unprecedented labour reforms.Public transport was down to a minimum service in many areas, and unions said refuse collections were at a standstill as the strike took hold on Thursday.The last time the CGTP and the generally less militant UGT joined forces was d…
On Thursday 11 December, the Portuguese trade unions held their first general strike in 12 years against a draft reform of the Labour Code, causing severe disruptions in transport, schools or hospitals.
It is the first time in 12 years that the two major trade unions, the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP) and the General Union of Workers (UGT), have joined together in a joint strike. The aim is to send a strong message to the Executive: they are not prepared to negotiate a reform that, they claim, is an “unacceptable backlash” in labour matters. Three million workers have supported the strike, according to union data. But from …
Portugal experienced its first general strike, in more than a decade, against the country’s labor reforms. The center-right government proposes to amend more than 100 articles of the Labour Code, but the unions accuse it of leaning toward the employers at the expense of the workers. “The labor reform grants privileges to those who already have them and ends up hurting those who are already harmed,” said the protester, Rafel Jesús The country was…
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