General strike called in Portugal against austerity - 24 November‏

In Portugal public sector wages are being cut and state pensions frozen as yet another ‘Socialist’ led Government capitulates to EU demands to implement ruthless austerity measures –– Prime Minister Jose Socrates cravenly told the FT yesterday ‘we were being penalised by financial markets for the gradual pace of our deficit-reduction programme. We had to put an end to the uncertainty for once and for all”:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c3a3ba6-cd57-11df-ab20-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

In response, Portugal's largest trade union alliance has called a general strike for 24 November, "we are facing a situation of unjust sacrifices, where policies undermine our future. This set of measures is profoundly unfair. They rob the people." said CGTP leader Manuel Carvalho da Silva:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLIS00247120101001