Lisbon and Setúbal Sapador firefighters are demonstrating at the government headquarters in Lisbon today, following the government's cancellation of a scheduled negotiation meeting. The firefighters are demanding that a new meeting, currently rescheduled for October 19, be brought forward to address issues including pay, working hours, and retirement age.
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The Iniciativa Liberal (IL) party is proposing legislation to make minimum services mandatory during school strikes that occur during the academic term. The stated goal is to protect students' academic progress, with a specific focus on the most vulnerable learners.
A wave of strikes and protests is scheduled across Portugal throughout October, starting with a public administration strike affecting civil service, schools, local authorities, and health services on Friday, October 2. Subsequent actions include a FENPROF teachers' strike and an AIMA workers' strike on Tuesday, October 6, EasyJet cabin crew stoppages between October 2 and 6, a banking sector protest on October 10, CGTP national demonstrations in Lisbon, Porto, and Coimbra on October 17, non-teaching school staff striking on October 19, and IPSS/Misericórdias strikes in the Azores on October 27 and 28.
The APROSERPA association has organized a 24-hour slow march protest involving approximately 80 tractors and vehicles on Friday, October 2, starting at 07:00 in Serpa and 07:30 in Vila Nova de São Bento. Participants will travel along the EN260 towards the Guadiana Bridge, where they will maintain continuous circulation between the bridge and Serpa for 24 hours to protest high production costs, including fuel prices.