(24 Nov 2010) SHOTLIST
++NIGHT SHOTS++
November 23, 2010
1. Banner on street railing reading: (Portuguese) "General Strike - Against injustices and for change in politics"), metro exit in background
2. People getting on bus
3. Pan of bus arriving at company depot
4. Various of trade union members in bus depot, ahead of strike starting at midnight local time (00:00GMT)
5. Bus leaving depot, past union pickets
6. Strike banner outside waste collection point
7. Close of banner reading: (Portuguese) "General Strike"
8. Man fastening banner
9. Various of strikers picketing outside waste collection point
10. Striker holding union flag
11. Various of waste collection trucks, parked at depot
12. Strikers at picket line
13. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Manuel Carvalho da Silva, Secretary-General of CGTP (General Confederation of Portuguese Workers):
"In the short term, this requires an immediate reaction, an expression of indignation and protest, because the policies (of the government) that are being practiced by employers, is bringing about a society increasingly unfair and as a consequence there is a great impoverishment of Portuguese society."
14. Strikers
15. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Virginia Fao, Striker:
"It (the strike) is for dignity to be applied on the job, with decent wages, and for basic rights to be respected. The right to strike is a fundamental right."
16. Mid of strikers outside waste collection point
November 23, 2010
17. Pan from traffic to Lisbon Metro staff on strike in front of station
18. Mid of striking staff
19. Commuters climbing stairs of shut metro station
20. Mid of metro station gates
21. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Vox Pop, Goncalo Ferreira, Lisbon Resident:
"In my case, I simply want to go to work but because of the strike affecting public transport, the general strike, I will not be able to go to work. I'm looking for alternatives, a ride, but I think I will stay at home. So basically, I want to work but I cannot because of the transport."
November 24, 2010
22. Exterior of closed metro station
23. People looking through gates of station, unable to travel
24. Wide of train station, strike banner mounted on fence
25. People walking on foot in the rain
STORYLINE
Members of Portugal's two main trades unions were picketing outside bus depots, hospitals, and waste collection points in Lisbon on Tuesday night as calls for a general strike from midnight began to take effect.
Metro stations shut their doors to commuters at 23:30 GMT, and buses ran a reduced service.
The strikers are protesting against a government budget bill for 2011, which includes a 5 percent cut in civil servants' wages, and a pension freeze.
Earlier bond market jitters shook Portugal and Spain, seen as the 16-nation eurozone's next weakest links, after Ireland followed Greece by accepting a massive international rescue.
Stock traders panicked and dumped shares across all sectors, sending Portugal's benchmark stock index down 2.2 percent by the close, while Spain's sank 3.1 percent to a level not seen since July.
The euro slid below 1.34 US dollars for the first time in two months.
European Union President Herman Van Rompuy insisted Portugal's finances are sound because the country's banks are well capitalised, they haven't had to cope with a severe housing market bubble, and the government has a strong program to bring the deficit down.
Wednesday's 24-hour general strike was expected to bring the biggest shutdown in public services in over 20 years.
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