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Civil Servants' Union Federation ADEDY Calls Strike and Rally Next Thursday

The civil servants' union federation  announced a rally in Klafthmonos Square on Thursday at 11 a.m., on the same day that it has declared a 24-hour general strike. ADEDY's strike action was decided in response to the negotiations between the...

ADEDY to Hold Strike on April 7

The civil servants' union federation (ADEDY), announced on Monday a 24-hour strike against the planned social security reforms which will take place on April 7. ADEDY is also calling all workers to be present at the rally that will take...

ADEDY Will Join GSEE’s March Protest on March 9

The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) has scheduled a protest march for March 9 against the government’s plan for the reform of the pension system. Today, the executive committee of The Civil Servants’ Confederation (ADEDY) announced that Greece’s largest...

Public Sector Union ADEDY Asks Top Court to Cancel Law Increasing Retirement Age

Greece's public sector labor union ADEDY filed a motion on Monday to the Council of State, Greece’s supreme administrative court, asking to cancel a law that gradually increases the retirement age in the public sector. ADEDY is specifically turning against...

Greek Public Sector Union ADEDY Calls For 24-Hour Strike Against New Bailout Deal

The Greek Public Sector Union (ADEDY) urged citizens working in the country's public sector to stage a 24-hour strike on Wednesday and express their opposition to the new 86-billion-euro bailout deal Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras agreed on Monday morning with the country's...

Greek Public Sector Union ADEDY Calls for Strike

Greek public sector union ADEDY has called for a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, following a court decision that ruled ADEDY’s initial attempt to abstain from new employee evaluation processes “illegal and abusive.” Additionally, the union has decided to launch a new round...

ADEDY To Strike June 30 and July 9

Public Servant’s Union (ADEDY) in Greece demands the abolition of the proposed legislation regarding the selection criteria by which Greek public sector senior staff  will be evaluated,  as well as the abolition of  all measures concerning availability and redundancies of employees. In fact,...

ADEDY Announces 48-Hour Strike

Greece's largest trade union (ADEDY) has announced a new 48-hour strike on Wednesday, March 19 and Thursday March 20, protesting against the Greek coalition government’s suspension and dismissal policies, as well as the troika's demands regarding employment in the country. The...

Day Two of ADEDY Strikes

The Civil Servants’ Union, ADEDY, is on the second day of the 48-hour strike it has declared against the plan to suspend and fire public workers. Teachers, employees in insurance funds and the Public Employment Services (OAED), hospital doctors, lawyers...

ADEDY Plans Days of Strikes

Next week will be a week of strike action, as the Public Servant’s Union (ADEDY) is proceeding to escalation of protests with “prolonged, multiform, conflictual, fighting demonstrations against the policy of suspensions and dismissals,” after the decision of the...

ADEDY Declares Strike on August 28

One of the largest labor unions in Greece, ADEDY, will go on strike on August 28 and organize a rally in the center of Athens, protesting against the layoffs in the public sector, while it will next decide on...

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...

ADEDY Plans Rally Tomorrow

ADEDY, the civil servants' union federation plans an all public-sector workers rally on Thursday the 29th of September, which will begin at Klafthmonos Square, Athens at 6:00 p.m. and then reach Parliament. According to ADEDY’s announcement, millions of people are...

Tax, Custom Employees, GSEE, and ADEDY Members to Strike

A 48-hour strike scheduled for the 27th and 28th of September was announced by the federations of tax and customs employees and the Ministry of Finance Employees' Unions, due to the new measures causing a reduced salary scale...

Public Sector Umbrella Union ADEDY Schedules October 7th Strike

Greece's public sector umbrella union ADEDY said Tuesday that it has called for a mass 24 hour strike on Oct. 7th.  This is on the eve of a hearing in Greece's highest administrative court of a legal challenge by unions...