Following a call by the CESP, the trade union of retail and services workers – a member union of the FEPCES, the Portuguese federation of trade unions for retail, services and office workers, within General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP), and one of the most representative unions in the sector – a warning for a 24-hour strike was issued. The action would take place on 1 May, which is supposed to be a public holiday, in hypermarkets and supermarkets in Portugal. The union is calling for progress on the collective bargaining negotiations that began more than two years ago and remain at a standstill. Salary increases and the opening of stores on Sundays and on holidays are at the centre of these discussions. The news comes at a time when public opinion is leaning increasingly towards Sunday closures of hypermarkets and supermarkets.
Collective agreement stalls. Having kicked off 31 months ago, negotiations over the collective agreement with the APED, the Portuguese association of retail companies, are struggling to reach a breakthrough. The main trade union demands cover a wage increase, the automatic categorisation of stock employees as skilled workers, an end to instability by offering a permanent contract for every job opening, working time flexibility so this can be compatible with people’s private lives, and the end o
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