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Teachers Suspend Strike and Open Schools

After eight days of striking, Greek secondary school teachers decided on September 25 to suspend their strike, as reported by Greek media. Schools began functioning normally from September 26. The strike’s end was decided by the presidents of the local...

Greek High School Teachers Strike Again

The regional secondary school teachers' unions (ELME), during their presidents' meeting, did not vote for the five-day rolling strikes to continue. The meeting started at 11a.m. on September 20 and went on till 2 a.m. the next day. The presidents of...

Greek Teachers Strike September 16

Two days before the first bell rings at schools around the country, the presidents of the regional secondary school teacher unions (ELME) decided rolling strikes of continuous five-day walk-offs starting September 16. However, the minister of Education Constantinos Arvanitopoulos, in his...

Greek Teachers Strike Fizzling Out

After making a lot of noise that they wouldn't stand for being transferred involuntarily or fired and would strike in protest, Greek teachers are rapidly retreating with fewer than 20 percent turning out for meetings of their union OLME...

Teachers Plan Strike, Suit Against Transfers

With the beginning of the Greek school year looming, the teachers federation OLME said may strike to protest the transfer and firing of its members, and would ask the courts to intervene to stop a scheme being carried out...

Greece Puts 2,000 Teachers On Firing Line

Moving quickly to follow the orders of international lenders to cut the public workforce, Greece has put 2,000 teachers in the so-called mobility scheme in which they will be involuntarily transferred or paid 75 percent of their already-reduced salary...

Teachers Will Not Strike During Exams

After a 12-hour meeting of the presidents of the local Secondary School Teachers Unions (ELME), the Greek Federation of Secondary State School Teachers (OLME) decided the last moment to step back and not go on a strike the first...