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Portuguese wage major strike against austerity measures

EU Times — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:56:50 +0000

Public service workers in Portugal have engaged in a general strike to protest government austerity measures that have led to the nation’s worst economic slump since the 1970’s. The Thursday protest effort, which was called by Portuguese trade unions, began peacefully although it brought the nation’s public transport system to a halt, prompting anger and […]

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Portugal's biggest union CGTP slams fresh austerity measures

EU Times — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:11:04 +0000

Portugal’s main trade union, the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP), has fiercely condemned as a “declaration of war against workers” a new set of austerity measures introduced by the government in the debt-ridden country. The move came after Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho on Friday announced a 7-percent increase in all workers’ social […]

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