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Greece
Greek Labor Unions Celebrate May Day; Anarchists, Police Clash
Greece's largest trade union federations held a strike rally at Klafthmonos Square in central Athens on Tuesday to mark the May Day celebration with "Democracy, Justice, Equality, Freedom, Peace, Labor Rights" as their slogan.
The rally was organised by the...
Energy
PPC Labor Union Announces Strikes Against Sale of Power Production Units
The labor union of Greece’s power utility PPC announced on Monday it will call strikes against the government’s decision to sell some of the company’s lignite plants, its president Giorgos Adamidis told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, after a meeting...
Greece
Labor Union Holds Rally in Omonia Square to Protest Obama Visit
Labor union PAME announced it will hold a rally in Omonia square, central Athens, on Tuesday, to protest the two-day visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to Athens.
The union criticizes the government for banning rallies and protests in central...
Greece
Greek Labor Unions Announce 48-Hour General Strike Against Planned Pension and Tax Reforms
GSEE and ADEDY labor unions have announced that they will proceed with a 48-hour strike on Friday and Saturday, responding to the voting of the pension and tax reforms over the weekend.
"The government and creditors' new anti-labor and anti-popular austerity measures...
Greece
Greek Labor Union Rallies Against Bailout Agreement on Thursday
Greek labor unions ADEDY and PAME have called mobilizations on Thursday against the government's agreement with creditors that will be brought for voting in parliament.
The PAME rally will be held at 7:30 pm in Omonoia Square and ADEDY's rally at 8:00 pm...
Greece
General Strike from Greek Labor Unions on November 27
Today, Greece’s major labor unions have announced a 24-hour general strike for November 27 in order to protest against planned layoffs and pension reforms demanded by the country's international lenders. This will be the first general strike in the country...
Economy
Troika Talks Continue in Paris With Focus On Labor Union Rights and Layoffs
Greek government officials spent a second day in talks with the Troika representatives in Paris yesterday. Greece’s foreign creditors were pressing for changes to make it harder for labor unions to call strikes and the introduction of legislation facilitating...
Economy
Labor Unions Call for 48-Hour Strike
Greece's two main labor unions covering civil servants and the private sector have called a 48-hour strike to protest austerity measures due to be voted on next week.
The unions said Wednesday, Oct 31 that the strike on Nov 6-7...
Economy
Greece's Labor Unions Call Oct. 18 Strike
Following a massive protest and general strike last month against more austerity measures being readied by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' uneasy coalition government, Greece's two largest unions have called another strike for Oct. 18, the day of a European...
Greece
Labor Unions Call Work Stoppage, Rally to Protest Merkel Visit
Greek labor unions called a work stoppage and a rally in Athens on Tuesday to protest against the planned visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Athens, a union official said on Friday.
The rally, called by the country's two...
Economy
Labor Unions GSEE and ADEDY to Join European Day of Action on February 29
With a three-hour long work stoppage from 12:00 noon to 3pm, Greek trade unions GSEE and ADEDY will join the Decentralized European Day of Action on February 29.
At 1:30pm onFebruary 29, members of the two Greek trade unions will...
Economy
Labor Union Open To Talks, But Refuses Wage Cuts
Greece's private-sector umbrella union, GSEE, said on Tuesday it is prepared to discuss ways to reduce costs with employers' groups to boost the country's competitive position, but it refuses demands from Greece's international creditors to make deep cuts to...
Greece
Greek Civil Aviation Labor Unions Call off Strikes
The Greek Civil Aviation Authority Federation called off on Wednesday a wave of strikes scheduled to be held in August over payment delay announced a day earlier.
Tuesday's press release had alarmed local hoteliers and tourism agents who feared a...
Greece
Finance Minister Rejects GENOP Labor Union Demands
The meeting between Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos and representatives from GENOP, the labour union representing the Public Power Corporation (DEH) workers, ended without any progress being made. The Minister rejected GENOP's request not to proceed with the sale...
Greece
Transport Disruption in Greece as Unions Strike Over New Labor Bill
Trade unions in Greece have called for a strike to protest a new labor bill which, they say, will jeopardize the eight-hour workday.