Greece

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Trade unions in Greece have called for a strike to protest a new labor bill which, they say, will jeopardize the eight-hour workday.