Update.....TAP to strike 3/21/13..
"There are already negative effects," a statement from the AHP association quoted Miguel Júdice as saying. Unions representing TAP employees have already given notice of the strike, planned for 3/21/13 - 3/23/13

"These strikes in the transport sector paralyse the country's economy," Júdice said.

"It means entrepreneurs not travelling and selling the country, and tourists no longer buying our country and our products."

Given the huge impact of such strikes, he said, there is a need to tackle the "taboo" of the law governing industrial action.

Júdice called for dialogue and "good sense", stressing that the hotel sector and tourism are "fundamental" for the economy's recovery