CP - Comboios de Portugal has announced service disruptions from Thursday, 29 October, through Saturday, 31 October, due to a 24-hour strike called by the SFRCI union for Friday, 30 October. Passengers holding tickets for Alfa Pendular, Intercidades, International, InterRegional, or Regional services are entitled to a full refund or exchange.
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The Frente Comum union coalition has scheduled a nationwide strike for civil servants on 20 November. The action, approved during a protest outside the Assembly of the Republic today, is a response to ongoing 2027 salary negotiations and the proposed state budget.
Over one hundred union representatives protested on Tuesday, 27 October, against the 2027 State Budget proposal, characterizing it as harmful to public services. The union leadership is demanding a minimum salary increase of 150 euros (not less than 15%) for all public sector workers and a meal allowance increase to 13 euros, with proposed changes to take effect on 1 January 2027. Union leadership indicated that a public administration strike is currently being discussed as a potential form of protest if negotiations with the government do not progress.
Police officers and GNR personnel are holding a demonstration in Lisbon on Thursday, 29 October 2026, starting at Largo de Camões and marching to São Bento. The unions demand the implementation of the 2024 agreement regarding risk allowances and pay restructuring, citing difficulties in attracting recruits due to the housing crisis.