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Public Sector Strikes Paralyze Greece

ADEDY staged a 24-hour strike today, paralyzing the whole country and disrupting the operation of all public services. The strike took place to protest against the deal that the Greek government is trying to make with international creditors which...

Greek Umbrella Unions Announce New Demonstration

The umbrella unions, GSEE of the private sector and ADEDY of the public sector have called their members to gather outside the Greek Parliament this Saturday. The demonstration will take place in the center of Athens in protest against the...

General Strike in Greece on November 6

On Wednesday November 6,  a general strike of public and private sectors will take place for 24-hours and there is a possibility that protests will continue. Public Servant’s Union (ADEDY) and General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE) declared "The fight...

“Μarathon Runner” Protest Arrives in Athens

At 10am, it was expected for the school wardens to reach Syntagma Square. The “marathon runner” march of  Greek school wardens began in Thessaloniki on the 28th of September with slogan “Marathon of Primary surplus, Unemployment, Poverty and Destitution,” ended...

Greek Private Sector Union Calls Strike on November 6

Greece's umbrella union for private sector workers, the General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE), on Wednesday announced a 24-hour strike on November 6. Both GSEE and ADEDY, the umbrella union representing Greek civil servants, have called a series of strikes...

Greek Workers Strike Second Day

Although hundreds of previous strikes and protests against austerity measures the last 3 1/2 years have all failed, Greek civil servants took to the streets on Sept. 25 for the second day of their 48-hour general strike which is...

Greek Unions Start 48-Hour Public Sector Strike

Greek civil servants (ADEDY) have walked off the job at the start of a 48-hour public sector strike, the second in two weeks, to protest job cuts required for the country to continue receiving international rescue loans. State school, tax...

Greek Strikes Roll Into Second Week

Testing the patience of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras who said they wouldn't be allowed to strike for even a single day, Greek high school teachers are continued their series of rolling strikes into a second week on Sept. 23,...

Civil Servants Call Strike on September 24-25

Next week will be a week of strike action, as the Greek 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...

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...