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New 24-hour Strike in Municipalities

POE OTA members, the Panhellenic Federation of Workers of all specializations in the municipalities and local communities of Greece, decided a 24-hour strike on July 9 and a gathering at 11 in the morning at Karaiskaki Square. The welfare services...

Athens Mayor Kaminis Assaulted Over Job Cuts

Athens Mayor George Kaminis was assaulted on Sunday by suspected staff unionists, his office said, amid protests over job cuts tied to Greece's bailout rescue. Kaminis, who appears willing to cooperate with the government to execute the measures, was attacked...

Greek Civil Servants Strike Showdown

A protest by Greek city and town officials who are refusing to compile a list of workers to be laid off and eventually fired has become more intense, as the Ministry of Administrative Reform keeps pressing for the names...

Municipalities Halted Amid Worker Action

Greece's local authority employees on Friday continued sit-ins at city halls and municipal buildings across the country to protest a scheme aimed at puttng thousands of them into a fast-track redundancy scheme. In Attica, as daily Kathimerini reports, all city...

Thessaloniki Mayor Refuses Layoff Order

Thessaloniki’s Leftist Mayor Yiannis Boutaris, who earlier said he could operate the city with half its staff, now has refused government orders to lay off workers as demanded by international lenders, a stance that has other mayors across Greece...

Τhe Naked Truth About Merkel's Visit to Athens

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Athens on Oct. 9 brought out protesters of all stripes, including people dressed as Nazis and even a naked man who ran through a crowd in downtown Athens, which applauded while he displayed...

Elections Threatened by Strike Action

As world markets wait the outcome of the second Greek elections, scheduled to take place on June 17, which could determine Greece's fate within the euro, strike action has been threatened which could disrupt the process. POE-OTA union which represents...