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Greece
General Strike: Thousands March in Central Athens Against Government Bill
Despite the cloudy and rainy weather, thousands of people marched in central Athens on Tuesday morning, participating in the 24-hour general strike declared by the country's largest labor unions.
Athens buses, trams, and the Metro line 1 (from Piraeus to...
Greece
Four Injured in Clashes Between Trade Unionists in Rhodes
Violent clashes broke out on Thursday in Rhodes as a group of about 200 individuals stormed into a hotel where Greece's largest private-sector union, GSEE, was expected to hold its 37th conference.
Four people were reportedly injured in the clashes...
Greece
Chaos in Athens As 24-Hour Strike Paralyzes Public Transport
The daily commute for thousands of Athenians was disrupted on Wednesday morning due to a 24-hour nationwide general strike. The labor action was called by the General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE), Greece's largest union for private-sector workers.
Metro,...
Greece
Greek Workers Call General Strike for Wednesday
Greece's largest trade union organisation (GSEE) representing private-sector workers, has called for a 24-hour nationwide general strike on Wednesday.
The union is also organizing a rally in Klafthmonos Square in central Athens at 11:00 (0900 GMT) on Wednesday morning, urging workers,...
Greece
Greek Labor Unions Celebrate May Day; Anarchists, Police Clash
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...
Economy
Athens Protest Against Multi-bill Turns to Rioting
Rioting between anti-establishment protesters and the Greek police occurred outside the Greek parliament house on Monday evening, at the end of the march against the government's omnibus bill.
Some protesters from the tail of the march threw Molotov cocktails, paint,...
Greece
20,000 Strikers Demonstrate Against Austerity in Greece
Some 20,000 people demonstrated in Greece on Thursday as a general strike against new budget cuts and labour reform paralysed the civil service and disrupted transports.
Around 16,000, mainly Communist party-affiliated, demonstrators marched in Athens while another 4,500 protested in...
Economy
Greece's Main Trade Union Criticises Government's 'Hostile Attitude' Towards Investments
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...
Economy
Public Entities, Unions React Strongly to Greek Gov't Austerity Measures
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!",...
Greece
May Day Rallies and Marches Held Throughout Greece
Trade unions and organisations marked the May Day labour holiday on Monday with marches and rallies held in cities around Greece. They stressed the need to fight for and defend fundamental labour rights rolled back under memorandum policies.
The General...