The trade union STAL is mobilising members in three separate disputes involving workers in parks and gardens, waste and municipalities. A four-day strike began on 3 August at the publicly-owned company PSML which maintains major buildings, parks and gardens in Sintra. The dispute is over a range of issues including deregulation of work schedules, integration into the pay system and allowances for employees who work in remote areas. Employees of the public company EMARP which provides cleaning and waste services were on a four-day strike with demands over pay, salary scales, the hardship allowance and implementation of a 35-hour week.
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