The strike called by the unions Simamevip, Sindav, Sitava and STHA for work at the Portway handling company, begins today with workers not undertaking overtime.
Aeroportos de Portugal (ANA) has confirmed that a two-hour a day strike action by the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) workers’ union, is causing four
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Posted on 20 July 2021.
A 48-hour strike, by Groundforece, the Portuguese airport baggage handlers and ground personnel, canceled about 650 flights on Saturday through Sunday and Monday, mainly at the Lisbon Humberto Delgado airport.
Around 100% of workers have taken part in the weekend strike in Lisbon and Porto airports, the busiest airports in the country.
The Union of Airport Handling Technicians (STHA), representing Groundforce, has stated that additional strikes have been scheduled for July 31, August 1 and 2.
Groundforce workers are also staging an overtime strike until October 31. Workers could also protest by refusing to work the first and last hour of each shift.