Portugal
Unions in the CGTP confederation are backing a day of action on 8 July as part of the continuing campaign against government austerity measures. The STAL union argues that after the support shown by 300,000 workers on 29 May, it was important to maintain the pressure on the government and its proposals to freeze salaries and attack services and other conditions of employment.
Read more at > STAL (PT)
Members of UNISON in local government in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have voted to take strike action on 10 July in protest at the employers' failure to raise their 1% pay offer. Local government employees suffered three consecutive years of pay freezes, followed by below-inflation rises in 2013 and 2014. Overall the union estimates that real pay has been cut by almost 20% since 2010. Other unions are also balloting and so may join the action. Read more at > UNISON
