# Dockworkers launch four-week overtime strike - The Portugal News

> Portuguese dockworkers started a four-week overtime strike, due to end on 10 September, called by the Stevedore and Logistics Activity Union (SEAL). The action covers all overtime and weekend and holiday work at eight national ports, protesting alleged anti-union practices.

- Date: 2018-08-16 · published 2018-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63545-dockworkers-launch-four-week-overtime-strike-the-portugal-news
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Overtime bans at Iberian ports can slow vessel turnaround and cargo handling for feed and grain imports, though Portugal's import volume is small relative to global flows.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-06 | [Spanish food exporters call on dockworkers to end strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70491-spanish-food-exporters-call-on-dockworkers-to-end-strike.md) | -1.0% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-22 | [Food import disruption expected as Felixstowe port workers strike \| News \| The Grocer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40074-food-import-disruption-expected-as-felixstowe-port-workers-strike-news-the.md) | -9.3% | -9.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-01 | [Timaru Port Workers Issue Second Strike Notice \| Scoop News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43632-timaru-port-workers-issue-second-strike-notice-scoop-news.md) | +0.7% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-17 | [French port and dock workers union call off 72-hour strike \| RailFreight.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25581-french-port-and-dock-workers-union-call-off-72-hour-strike-railfreight-com.md) | +5.3% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-07 | [Portugal - Unionized port workers on strike - January 31, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31688-portugal-unionized-port-workers-on-strike-january-31-2024.md) | -3.7% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- theportugalnews.com: https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/dockworkers-launch-four-week-overtime-strike/46555

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