The financial situation in which Greece’s national insurance bodies find themselves is, to say the least, very serious. The organisations are the victims not only of the serious economic crisis in which Greece finds itself but also of the two-party system that has ruled the country for years and that has been unable or, perhaps [...]
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Benefits for Greek Jobless Will be Slashed Too
ATHENS – Greece’s 1,033,507 unemployed – and counting – will have their monthly benefits cut by 22 percent, dropping their only source of income during the economic crisis from $604.89 to $471.89, to keep pace with a similar cut in the minimum wage. The cut was slated to go into effect this month but has [...]
Unions Join European Anti-Austerity Protests
Greece’s largest unions held protests and a work stoppage Wednesday, as the crisis-hit country’s coalition government pressed ahead with wage cuts and other austerity measures. The stoppage disrupted services at tax offices and other public agencies, and a protest was held outside the EU representation building in central Athens. “Workers’ rights are being lost constantly,” [...]
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 also hold a protest in the offices of the EU Delegation in Athens. At 6pm [...]
Unions Call 48-hour General Strike Against New Cuts
Greece’s public and private sector umbrella unions, ADEDY and GSEE, Thursday called a 48-hour general strike to protest new austerity measures demanded by the country’s international creditors in exchange for a fresh EUR130 billion bailout. In a statement, the two unions called the strike for Friday and Saturday–a few days after a previous walkout–and said [...]
Leaders Face Crunch Talks as Unions Strike
Greek leaders face crunch talks on Tuesday to secure a new international bailout and avoid a chaotic debt default, caught between EU demands that they accept painful reforms immediately and a national strike against more austerity. Prime Minister Lucas Papademos negotiated through most of the night with Greece’s European Union and IMF lenders, ending at [...]
Unions Call 24-Hour Nationwide General Strike Tuesday
Greece’s two major umbrella unions said Monday they will hold a 24-hour nationwide general strike Tuesday over new austerity measures, and warned that further labor protests might follow. The strike comes as Greece’s political party leaders are due to resume talks on Tuesday regarding reforms that Greece’s international creditors are demanding in exchange for a [...]
Unions Plan 24-Hour Strike Against Austerity
Greece’s two major labor unions plan a 24-hour strike on Tuesday against austerity measures and reforms demanded by international lenders in exchange for a new bailout package, union officials said on Sunday. “We are planning a one-day strike on Tuesday,” Ilias Iliopoulos, secretary general of public sector union ADEDY, told Reuters. “Despite our sacrifices and [...]
Greek Union and Employers Form Common Front Against Wage Cuts
Greece’s private-sector umbrella union, GSEE, and the country’s business groups agreed on Thursday to form a common front to oppose wage cuts, a move that could set them on a collision course with demands made by Greece’s international creditors. Following a meeting of more than three hours, the union and Greece’s three employer groups said [...]
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 wages. The talks, which could begin as early as this week, will take place as Athens [...]
Troika’s Next Target: Cut Private Sector Salaries
Even as Greece’s public workers continue to struggle under waves of pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed[...]
Another Greek Strike Draws Yawns, No Violence
ATHENS – After 18 months of protests, riots and strikes, another walk off the job by Greek workers on Dec. 1 shut down many services in the capital and elsewhere in the country, but there was no repeat of the frequent violence which has plagued other marches as weary Greeks seemed resigned to waiting for [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Thessaloniki: 50 Year Anniversary Commemorated of Seferis Literature Nobel Prize May 23, 2012
- ‘Doctors of the World’ International Conference to be Held in Greece May 22, 2012
- Crete is a Mediterranean ‘Treasure’ of Aromatic Plants and Herbs May 22, 2012
- Crete to Export Products to Australia May 21, 2012
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