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Economy
Greek Workers Fear Coming Firings
After three years of austerity measures that created a record 27.4 percent unemployment rate and put 1.3 million people out of work – all in the private sector – Greece’s fragile coalition government is turning its attention to reducing...
Economy
Showdown Day on Greek Multi-Bill
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' uneasy coalition government faces a challenge on July 17 when a reform bill with more than 100 items, including schemes that could lead to the firing of as many as 40,000 public workers goes...
Greece
Greek Job Cuts Protest Fizzles Out
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Athens on July 16 during a 24-hour general strike called by the country's two largest labor unions, ADEDY representing public workers and GSEE representing private workers.
It came a day ahead of...
Greece
Air Traffic Controllers Will Strike
Just when Greece was celebrating what is poised to be a record tourist season, air traffic controllers said they would join a July 16 general strike, but stop work for four hours, not 24. The work stoppage is still...
Greece
POE-OTA Protests and Closes Municipalities
While the Minister of Administrative Reform, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was informing on July 10 Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, and Deputy Prime Minister, Evangelos Venizelos, about the progress of the administrative reform at the Maximos Mansion, the POE-OTA (Federation of workers...
Economy
Greek Unions Call July 16 General Strike
After months of relative calm, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' uneasy coalition government is suddenly under siege for its plan to start firing thousands of public workers on the order of international lenders in return for continued rescue aid.
As...
Greece
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...
Economy
Troika Rescue Aid For Greece Split Up
Greece will get its next installments of 8.6 billion euros in aid from international lenders to keep the economy afloat, but it will be divided into three payments over concern that the government's pace of reforms is lagging.
The Troika...
Greece
Greek Municipal Workers on Strike
Greek municipal workers went on strike Monday to protest government plans to reduce the number of civil servants, a measure demanded by Greece's international creditors before they approve their next bailout installment for the country.
The country's civil servants union,...
Greece
ERT Solidarity Demonstrations Throughout Greece
Despite the 24-hour strike of the Greek media, which has spread throughout Greece to protest against the government’s decision to shut down the state public broadcaster, radio and TV stations will be able to cover the solidarity demonstrations and...