Greece

Greek trade unionists marked their annual Labor Day with a rally in central Athens on Friday but were careful to keep a safe distance from each other, according to the guidelines instituted to fight the coronavirus epidemic. Rally organizers gathered...

The General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE) and the civil servants' union federation ADEDY -- between them representing the majority of Greece's unionized workers -- on Thursday reached a joint decision to hold a 24-hour general strike on...

Cyprus Airways trade unions have warned of strong strike action including indefinite strike in protest over a violation of an agreement by the government providing for compensation for redundant staff. On April 12, the government, the company’s administration and the...

A Council of State (CoS) plenum will convene on Tuesday to hear civil suits brought by trade unions.  The suits are against wage cuts and austerity measures imposed this year by the government. The civil suits challenge the memorandum that was signed...

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

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis blasted the country's trade unionists who had organized Wednesday's general strike, saying that they represent only a tiny minority. "Once again, few are on strike and many are in distress," Mitsotakis posted on Twitter as...

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...

Dozens of demonstrators invaded the Ministry of Labor in downtown Athens on Tuesday protesting against the government’s decision to amend the law on strikes. According to reports, the demonstrators were members of the trade union PAME, affiliated to the Greek...

On Monday, Greece's main private sector union GSEE, said that it "strongly disagrees" with the decision by Canadian miner Eldorado to halt all investment activities in Greece, as well as with the government's "hostile attitude" towards investments. "GSEE supports the...

Municipal services throughout the country are set to shut down for four days, from Saturday until the following Tuesday, due to strike action announced by local authority staff unions demanding permanent jobs for local government contract workers and municipal...

The reaction of public entities and unions to the new austerity measures the Greek government is trying to pass was expressed with strong language in the House at the discussion of the new omnibus bill. Phrases like "You conned us!",...

On Monday evening the scene outside of the Greek parliament was a familiar one as some 7,000 trade union members gathered to protest in an effort to highlight the government's duty to protecting wages, pensions and to restore collective...

As Thessaloniki gears up to open the Thessaloniki International Fair next weekend, police have taken a proactive approach to the situation as 3,000-4,000 police officers as well as 20 riot police squads and 50 motorcycle police from Athens will...

Members of the All Workers Militant Front (PAME) trade union have currently occupied the Greek Finance Ministry. According to their announcement, “at the moment, workers from dozens of trade unions in the private and public sector have rallied in PAME...

PASOK, the junior partner in Greece's coalition government, said on Tuesday that it was categorically opposed to the "proposed" changes in labor law and trade union rights surfacing in Greek media articles, pledging to stand against any attempts to make the...