CGTP calls for national demonstration on November 21
The CGTP trade union federation has scheduled a national demonstration for 21 November. The protest aims to address labour and social policy demands.
The CGTP trade union federation has scheduled a national demonstration for 21 November. The protest aims to address labour and social policy demands.
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Read today’s briefingPolice and GNR personnel are marching from Largo de Camões to the Prime Minister's official residence in São Bento. The protest was organised by the ASPP (Police Union) and the APG (GNR Professionals Association).

Diagnostic and therapeutic technicians at the Amadora-Sintra Local Health Unit (ULS) are striking today, 29 October, with participation rates reported between 80% and 100%. The strike, which includes a demonstration outside the Ministry of Health between 11:00 and 14:00, is intended to demand the application of the Collective Work Agreement (ACT) to workers on individual contracts to address salary and career progression disparities. Essential services, such as medical imaging, clinical analysis, and pharmacy, are operating under mandated minimum services.
Non-teaching school staff in Sintra held a protest on 29 October to demand increased staffing levels and the presence of trained healthcare professionals in schools. The union reports that untrained operational assistants are currently performing medical tasks, including administering insulin, tube feeding, and injections, due to a severe shortage of specialized health technicians.