al strikes in public transport. They are objecting to the restructuring plan in the offing for the sector. Key civil service unions also called for a demonstration on Saturday, November 12 in Lisbon. The austerity measures provided for in the 2012 Finance Bill, such as the removal of holiday and Christmas bonuses for civil servants in 2012 and 2013, led to heated protests and civil servants mobilized. (Ref. 110677)
Disrupted public transport. A total of 10 strike notices
was released by