Portugal
The Portuguese public service federation, FNSFP, has called a national strike for 19 May along with a national demonstration in Lisbon. This is part of the continuing campaign by the unions in the federation to defend pay, public sector workers' rights and quality public services.
Read more at > FNSFP
The PCS civil service union is planning the next stage in its campaign to defend jobs and win above-inflation pay increases with a national strike planned for 1 May (this is not a public holiday in the UK). The national action will be followed by a two-week overtime ban. Read more at > PCS (EN)
The PCS civil service union has confirmed that the planned national strike over pay and job cuts will go ahead on 1 May (not a public holiday in the UK). This will be the second one-day national strike this year in support of the union's demands to stop job cuts and privatisation and to push civil service departments and agencies to award real pay increases. The national action has been supplemented by a range of industrial action - work-to-rules and overtime bans - in various departments and agencies. Read more at > PCS (EN)
