Overview
- Lisbon’s metro halted service from late Wednesday and says trains will only restart Friday morning.
- National rail and Porto’s tram network reported reduced operations during the walkout.
- The strike limited services in public administration, schools and medical care across the country.
- CGTP and UGT led the action, representing about one million workers in their first joint general strike since 2013.
- Prime Minister Luis Montenegro argues the reform package is needed to spur growth, while low wages and high housing costs intensify worker anger ahead of Sunday’s election.