The general secretary of the CGTP trade union, Tiago Oliveira, stated that all forms of protest are under consideration to address current demands. He noted that a general strike requires specific prior stages and that for now, the union is focusing on intensifying other forms of industrial action.
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Farmers in the Castelo Branco district are organizing a slow march of tractors and agricultural machinery on 2 November in Fundão to protest rising costs of fuel, fertilizers, and energy. The demonstration, organized by the local farmers' association (ADACB), calls for concrete government measures to reduce production costs and guarantee fair prices for national produce.
The independent nurses' union SITEU held a strike on Monday, 26 October, at the Santo António Local Health Unit (ULS) in Porto, demanding the completion of performance evaluations for 2023-2025 and the payment of owed salary arrears and retroactive pay. Minimum services were maintained during the stoppage.
A spokesman for the Madrid Tenants' Union called on Portugal's CGTP and UGT trade unions on Sunday, 25 October, to collaborate in an Iberian general strike scheduled for 11 November to demand the right to housing. Pablo García Bachiller made the appeal during the Future in Common Summit in Lisbon, arguing that the housing struggle is international and that labor demands must be linked to housing rights.