THE Portuguese Sociabst Parly has threstened sirikine Lisbor refuse morkers with the sack if hey don't call off their strike ove resort it is even prepared to cake a leaf out of Franco's book and LIHUE LIL WOTACE INO LIG SOEY which would make them liable to military discipline Theie moves follow demonstracions by mare [ban 200,000 workers, organised by the Confarerstion ol Portupiese Work: end to the ts per tene wage rise which last week demanded an Tr OS HORTE DIC of 100,000 in Lisbon, showed the increasing opposition within the workers' movensent to the auster ity policies which have been at the centre of Socialist Party polics since its election The economic situation is continaing to wersen — prices have risen between 25 and 50 per cen dewalusbon in reoruan The larest demonstrations rep resent a growing rift berween the Socinhist and Communist Partia in Parlament The confederaticn which organise the marcbes is controlled by th CP - huttheCP basstill shown its willogness to support the Goibousing and public sector policies.
At the moment, howerer, it has everything to gain by bringiog out on the streets in defence of their living scandards