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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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!",...

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...

Trade Unions Announced 24-Hour General Strike on May 17

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...

Free Public Education Costs Greek Parents €3.7Bln Each Year

Private tutoring, foreign languages, computer lessons and private schools cost Greek parents 3.7 billion each year while at the same time the State spends another 5.6 billion euros on public education. The data come from the annual survey on education,...

One in Two Private Sector Employees in Greece Earn Less than €800 per Month

One in two employees in the private sector in Greece earns less than 800 euros per month, while only 11 percent of public sector employees earn less than that, a new study shows. The figures come from the annual report...

Nine Out of Ten Jobless in Greece Do Not Receive Unemployment Benefits

Nine out of ten Greeks without work do not receive unemployment benefits, while 73.8% of jobless have been without work for more than 12 months, says an ELSTAT-GSEE study. The figures released by the Greek Statistical Authority and the General...