“General discontent,” Sebastiao Centana, coordinator of the Common Front of Public Sector Trade Unions, told local media, demanding “immediate responses” from the government.

The strikers are also calling for a “slowdown in commodity prices” to fight inflation, as well as “taxing the windfall profits” of big business, according to the union statement.

Strikes in Portugal began on the night of Thursday to Friday from garbage collection services, while schools and many public services operate with reduced staff.

The railway workers also went on a partial strike for a week. About 50 trains were canceled between midnight and 08:00 local time.

Tomorrow, Saturday afternoon, a demonstration is planned in Lisbon demanding a “universal increase in wages and pensions.”