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Portugal Nationwide General Strike Cancels Hundreds Of Flights Over Reforms A massive 24-hour nationwide general strike has brought Portugal to a virtual standstill, shutting down regional transport networks, closing public schools, and forcing the cancellation of more than 500 flights across major European transit hubs. ​The mass mobilization, organized by Portugal's largest umbrella union, the CGTP, marks the second full-scale general strike to hit the nation in less than six months. Workers across both public and private sectors walked off the job in fierce opposition to the center-right minority government’s proposed "Trabalho XXI" labor reform package. Union leaders argue the sweeping legislative overhaul—which changes over 100 articles of the national labor code—aims to ease worker dismissals, lift restrictions on outsourcing, and extend work weeks up to 50 hours without extra compensation.

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