Greek Unions

The country's biggest labour unions have called a new general strike next month against bailout-linked austerity policies, as the government launches new talks with its international rescue creditors. The ADEDY civil servants' union called the December 14, 24-hour-strike, in which...

The Labour Ministry has drafted a bill to streamline the complicated adoption process. It aims to make the adoption process quicker, but without reducing the quality of the decisions made. The Labour Ministry; responsible for this area of policy, wants...

Tensions are rising as unions who represent municipal workers on short-term contracts are calling for strikes through the country in protest of the court's ruling last week which said that the government legislation which extended temporary contracts is unconstitutional. The...

The situation for Greek employees is getting worse by the month. Recent data released by the Greek Labor Ministry state that 126,956 private-sector employees are only receiving gross salaries of 100 euros per month. A total of 343,760 employees...

About 15,000 protesters are taking part in anti-government rallies before a visit to Greece by bailout inspectors and plans by the left-wing government to impose more austerity measures after years of economic hardship. The protesters - beating drums, waving black...

Representatives of employer associations and employee unions reached a minimum level of agreement on Tuesday on the upcoming changes on labor laws. The two sides negotiated in the presence of Labor Minister Giorgos Katrougalos. They chose to put disagreements and...

As unemployment soars in Greece, new employment contracts for Greeks desperately seeking work are emerging. The Ergani database system of the Greek Labor Ministry records the flow of employment across Greece in terms of region, sector, company size and contract type, among...

The left-led SYRIZA government is rushing through a new wave of austerity measures ahead of a crunch Eurogroup meeting of eurozone creditors in Brussels on Monday. Thousands of Greek protestors took to the streets ahead of a vote in...

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...

Greece's economy seems to have reached its lowest point, as the Greek government is unable to pay 4.4 billion euros to its suppliers. Meanwhile, the Greek insurance funds are facing the same problem with administration striving to find more resources. Over...