Mário Marão, general secretary of UGT, does not rule out a new general strike after strong support for this Thursday’s strike, remembering that these “can never be excluded when you are sitting at the negotiating table”.
A this Thursday could have a greater impact than the 2013 general strike, especially “due to the media focus that public opinion had on the“, highlighted, to SIC Notícias, the secretary general of UGT, Mário Marão.
The representative confirmed that “overall, the general strike could be above 80%”.
The UGT leader clarified the availability for negotiations with the Government from this Friday, day 12, despite, nAt this moment there is still no scheduled meeting.
“Negotiating means being able to reach consensus on the various matters that are on the table. If the Government wants to negotiate, as it has said, then we have to approach the positions of both parties so that we can reach a successful conclusion”, he explained. Mário Marão.
The UGT representative also confirmed the possibility of a new general strike.
“Strikes can never be excluded when we are at the negotiating table. Therefore, we do not exclude a general strike, but it is not currently planned. If things do not go well [bem]naturally we will listen to our unions again and listen to the UGT bodies to know the path to follow from this”, he guaranteed.
“It is clearly a major health strike”
This Thursday’s general strike is registering a especially in the health sector, with a direct impact on consultations and essential services. Despite the the strike is being felt intensely in several hospital units.
José Abrão, from FESAP, explained to SIC Notícias that “it is clearly a major health strike. There are services where the strike is 100%, namely the consultation service, which is the one where people feel the strike most immediately. It is one of the major health strikes in the national context”, he highlighted.
According to him, “in health, what is working are, in fact, the minimum to meet those urgent situations”.
