The PSP union leader claims the government misled the public by announcing 700 pre-retirement spots for officers, noting that 350 of these were already mandatory age-based departures and that the initial target was 900. The protest in Leiria is part of a series of demonstrations by PSP and GNR members calling for the implementation of outstanding pay, allowance, and statutory agreements.
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The Northern Doctors' Union (SMN) states that the National Institute for Medical Emergency (INEM) currently has fewer than 30 permanent doctors out of 70 budgeted positions. The union is calling for a negotiated collective agreement that would stabilize employment, improve working conditions, and increase salaries to attract more permanent staff rather than relying on approximately 160 independent contractors.
The State Secretary warned that foreign residents participating in housing protests who do not respect the foreigners' law could face cancellation of their residence permits. Lawyers and the AIMA union condemned the remarks as intimidation.
Following the arrest of 27 individuals at a protest encampment in Lisbon during the early hours of Sunday, 25 October, the Public Prosecutor has offered the defendants a provisional suspension of the proceedings. This requires a 150-euro payment to a social solidarity institution. The lawyer for the group alleges that the police action was ordered directly by the government.