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PT Sets May Day Push as Lula Prepares Urgent Bill to End 6×1 Shifts

Unions will deliver a 68‑point agenda after an April 15 march in Brasília.

Overview

  • PT plans Labor Day demonstrations in all 27 states with the end of the 6×1 work pattern as the central demand.
  • The party says President Lula will send Congress an urgent bill this week targeting the six-days-on, one-day-off schedule.
  • A workers’ march in Brasília will conclude with union leaders meeting Lula at the Planalto to hand over their platform.
  • The joint document from CUT, Força Sindical, UGT, CTB, NCTS, CSB, Intersindical and Pública outlines 68 priorities.
  • The agenda also seeks rules for app-based work, action against forced contractor arrangements, shorter hours without pay cuts, and measures to lift wages.