Nurses in Portugal strike for adequate staffing on International Nurses’ Day
Two nurses’ trade unions in Portugal launched a one-day strike on International Nurses’ Day to fight for better staffing and working conditions. More protests are expected in the coming months with private sector nurses also likely to join in
Shared systemic issues inspire solidarity between Portuguese and British nurses
A historic strike by nurses in the United Kingdom inspired solidarity among health workers in Portugal, who are fighting their own struggle for a better public health system
Nurses in Portugal demand wages at par with employees in public administration
The Portuguese Nurses’ Union (SEP) accused the Socialist Party (PS)-led government of discriminating against nurses by excluding them while revising salaries of civil servants
Nurses in Algarve, Portugal strike against meager salaries, exhaustion
Nurses in the south district of Algarve, Portugal, held a one-day strike in an attempt to pressure the health administration to provide funds for better working conditions
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