The agreement was reached following a meeting during the early hours of Thursday morning.
The strike by trucks carrying hazardous materials, which began at midnight on Sunday, was called by their national union to demand recognition of a specific professional category for the purposes of pay, hours and benefits.
Portugal’s National Association of Fuel Resellers (ANAREC) on Wednesday estimated that more than half of the country's fuel stations were empty or almost out of stock.
Y. Is the government also messing with truckers we have more rules than Congress one day we will grow ,,,, an strike been owner operator 54 year,s stop this or ask the proper people for help
By Bernard Fronzaglio from USA on 18 Apr 2019, 10:46
Us truck drivers are treated like dirt, especially by unscrupulous operators and the their office staffs.
I don't blame those drivers in Portugal, I wish we were more corporative.
By Allan Ledgister from UK on 18 Apr 2019, 15:24