Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Portugal: tensions rising between unions at the Volkswagen Palmela facility (Autoeuropa) Portugal: tensions rising between unions at the Volkswagen Palmela facility (Autoeuropa) 30 km south of Portugal’s capital Lisbon social conflict continues at the Volkswagen Palmela facility. The main CGTP affiliated union the SITE-SUL is challenging the mandatory Saturday working that the company management proposed as a way to managing the production upturn. UGT, the independent union federation argues the SITE-SUL is being irresponsible. Strike action over the issue actually took place at the end of August and since then management has been pursuing talks with the unions in an attempt to find a solution. Through . Published on 14 September 2017 à 15h20 - Update on 14 September 2017 à 15h20 Resources Conflict. SITE-SUL is the main union operating at the Autoeuropa facility. It is affiliated with the Communist Party friendly CGTP and is against the management proposal for mandatory Saturday working.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels