Public servants on solidarity strike for the teachers … without the teachers,...
Public sector union ADEDY decided on Monday to launch a 24-hour strike to support secondary education teachers who will be forced to work with civil mobilization orders. However, ADEDY and teachers’...
View ArticleUniversity entrance exams started – Much Ado about…
University entrance exams started on Friday morning with the participation of some 100,000 high school graduates struggling for a place in higher education. After days full of tension and protests that...
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Athens: huge protest as journalist continue broadcast; will ERT shutdown...
Journalists and technicians of public television ERT continue to broadcast program despite the government decision to shut down on Tuesday night and the order to evacuate the building. Panels with...
View ArticleNews blackout: Greek media on strike until June 17/2013 in solidarity with ERT
Greek media will continue strike in solidarity with their colleagues at public broadcaster ERT. Journalists at radio, television, newspapers and electronic media would be allowed to report only about...
View ArticleJournalists to suspend strike at 6 pm due to Greek leaders meeting
Journalists union decided to suspend strike at 6 pm on Monday to follow the crucial Samaras-Venizelos-Kouvelis meeting and inform the public about the outcome. The suspension is planned for 24 hours....
View ArticleGreece public & private sector unions on 24h general strike, Jul 16/2013
Greece’s public and private sector unions ADEDY and GSEE declared a 24-hour hour general strike for July 16th 2013, the day where the multi-bill will be discussed in the parliament.The unions...
View ArticleUPD Greece: Who is on strike? July 16, 2013
Greece’s public and private sector unions ADEY and GSEE will launch a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, July 16th 2013, bringing the country into a halt. Apart from the public servants also doctors and...
View ArticleGreece’s Civil Aviation personnel on work stoppage, July 16,2013
Greece’s Civil Aviation personnel will join the strike of July 16th 2013 with a work stoppage between 12 o’ clock noon until 4:00 p.m. Flights scheduled at this time period are expected to have delays...
View ArticleGreek school guards & municipality policemen with Master’s and PhD
Did you know that there are people with Master’s degree and/or PhD working as municipality policemen or school security guards? I’m sure, you didn’t. Neither did I. But now we both know it. We know it...
View ArticleGreek seamen on 24h strike, Nov 6/2013
The union of Greek seamen PNO decided to join the 24-hour strike launched by private sector union umbrella GSEE on November 6th 2013.Ferries and ships will remain docked at the major harbors of the...
View ArticleGreece’s trains, ferries & public transport strike schedule Nov 5-6/2013
Greece’s workers at public transport means but also at trains and ferries will join the strike that public and private sector unions will launch on November 6th 2013. However trains and Proastiakos...
View ArticleGreece’s public & private sector on 24h strike, Nov 6/2013
Greece’s public and private sector unions ADEDY and GSEE will launch a 24-hour general strike on Wednesday, November 6th 2013. All public services will be closed but also municipalities as the workers...
View ArticleGreek air traffic controllers & civil aviation personnel on work stoppage,...
Flight delays are expected on Wednesday, November 6th 2013, as air traffic controllers and personnel at civil aviation will launch work stoppages.Air traffic controllers will be on work stoppage from...
View ArticleAthens: public sector on work stoppage, Nov 14/2013
Greek public sector union ADEDY will launch a work stoppage after 12 o’ clock noon on Thursday, November 14th 2013. A protest will start at 1 o’ click outside Athens University. The union opposes the...
View ArticleAthens: Trolley workers launch 4h work stoppage, Jan 9/2014
Workers at Athens trolley will launch a work stoppage between 12 noon and 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 9th 2014. No worries, that’s not a strike. Workers have to attend the general assembly of their...
View ArticleUPD: Greek Flight Controllers cancel work stoppage on Jan 30/2014
UPDATE: Greek air traffic controllers decided on Wednesday to cancel the 3-hour work stoppage scheduled for Thursday, January 30th 2014. All flights will operate as usual.KTG reported on January 27th...
View ArticleGreek Air Traffic Controllers cancel work stoppage, Jan 30/2014
Greek air traffic controllers canceled on Wednesday the 3-hour work stoppage scheduled for Thursday, January 30th 2014. All flights will operate as usually (source).The Greek flight controllers action...
View ArticleGreek Health SOS: new “reform” bill to leave patients without access to...
Hundreds of doctors working at National Health Care system (EOPYY) and public hospitals gathered in downtown Athens on Thursday morning to protest the so-called “health reforms” that close down the...
View ArticleUPD Greek pharmacists launch open-end strike as of Mar 26/2014
UPDATE: After the outcry and the troubled Greke patients standing up to three hour sin long queues, Greek pharmacies suspended their strike on April 1st 2014. March 26th, KTG reported: Hardly had Greek...
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Pharmacies strike: Greeks stand long queues waiting up to 3 hours for a drug
Athenians found a new hobby: to stand in incredible long queues outside pharmacies. Not this is not a joke. As pharmacists went on strike last Wednesday, people in need of life saving medicine have no...
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