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Massive Strike by workers in Greece

18 Thursday May 2017

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A 24 hr general strike was held in Greece on 17 May 2017, as well as the strike rallies and demonstrations of the All-worker’s Militant Front (PAME) in dozens of cities, against the measures which the coalition government of the “Left” party of SYRIZA and the nationalist party of ANEL brought for discussion on that day in Parliament. Protest demonstrations will be organized by PAME all over the country on 18th of May, the day the measures will be voted on.

Thousands of workers through their mass participation in the strike on the 17th of May all over the country declared : ““We will not become the slaves of the 21st century.”

In Athens the strike rally of PAME ended with a large march to Parliament.

It is worth noting that the measures the SYRIZA-ANEL government brought after the negotiations with the imperialist unions of the EU and IMF for the 2nd evaluation of the 3rdMemorandum. It is clear from the results that the government negotiated with the lenders on behalf of the interests of the domestic monopoly groups and not the people, with the aim of accelerating the process of an exit from the capitalist crisis that favours capital.

The new raft of anti-people measures further escalates the assault, thrusts new burdens onto the already struggling popular households, at the same time when better conditions are being formed for the activity of the business groups (such as the new measures to liberalize the market and accelerate privatizations).

In brief, the measures provide for:

· New reductions in salaries and pensions, so for example, with the result that the pensioners will lose a sum equivalent to two months’ pensions a year

· Increase of direct taxation even for those who have a low income, through the reduction of the tax threshold. So, for example, a salaried employee who earns 615 euros a month and who does not pay any direct taxes today, will be called onto to pay up to 300 euros of tax a year, i.e. almost half a month’s salary.

· New reductions in public funds for healthcare spending.

· New cuts to various benefits (unemployment, heating).

· There are other measures to support capital in the new agreement, such as the increase of privatizations, the complete liberalization of mass dismissals for big capitalist businesses, the legislation of new obstacles to the calling of strikes, the consolidation of all the anti-workers laws on collective labour agreements passed since 2011, the creation of new obstacles for the signing of collective labour agreements, the legalization of “lock outs” organized by the employers, the abolition of the Sunday holiday with painful consequences for retail workers and small shopkeepers, with aim of accelerating the concentration of the retail sector into department stores and supermarket chains etc.

These new measures will have a cumulative impact in a period when the situation of most employees and self-employed has already deteriorated dramatically due to the policies both of the previous ND-PASOK governments and the current SYRIZA-ANEL government.

In 2016, 45% of the population had an income under the fixed poverty line.

The GS of the CC of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoumpas, attended the strike rally of PAME in the Ethnikis Antistasis sq. in Athens and made the following statement to the mass media: “The class war is now in progress, it is a marathon, not a rifle shot in the air. The class war must be a daily and continuous one. The harsh anti-people measures, the 4th memorandum along with the previous memorandums must be thrown in the dustbin of History and the only ones who have the authority to do this are the Greek people, the labour-people’s movement.

For that reason, our call is: Popular uprising everywhere, not a day or hour must be wasted; the struggle doesn’t end today or tomorrow but continues.

The KKE, the class-oriented forces, the militant movement, PAME, the Social Alliance will be present, every day, everywhere, in the streets and in the Parliament, in the factories, in the cities and the villages. This is a constant struggle, which must lead to the overthrow of this rotten and corrupt system, of its governments, for disengagement from the EU, with a social and economic plan which will have at its epicenter the working people, the ever-expanding needs of our people.”

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Mighty Strike in Greece against austerity measures

18 Thursday May 2017

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One more powerful strike has taken place in Greece against the austerity measures being implemented by the government for the last seven years.  Wages, pensions are being cut while the cost of living is going high.

Government employees, teachers, workers in  transport, railway,  airways, shipping – all went on strike on 17th  May and thousands of workers demonstrated in Athens. They demanded immediate stoppage of the austerity measures and restoration of wages, pensions etc.

We extend our full support and solidarity to the striking workers of Greece!

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The Grand March against unemployment concluded with a big rally in Athens, Greece

13 Wednesday Apr 2016

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The Grand March against unemployment Concluded with a big rally in Athens, Greece

The Grand March against unemployment in Greece which started last week, April 3, reached Athens yesterday, Sunday, April 10, where it was welcomed by the working class and the people of Athens with a large gathering and Concert organized by the Athens class unions and the National Union of Musicians.

Solidarity in March expressed a number of trade unions from around the world.

The March was a great success.

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Massive Protests against Pension Reforms in Greece

05 Friday Feb 2016

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Greece Protest against Pension reformsMassive Protest against pension reforms that are part of Greece’s third international bailout.

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Athens, Feb 4 : Greece was hit today by a general strike against an unpopular pension overhaul that has rallied workers against the embattled government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

The 24-hour labour action has deprived the country of train and ferry services and will sideline dozens of flights.

Hospitals will operate on emergency footing, gas stations will remain closed and taxis have been pulled off the streets.

Lawyers and farmers are also participating in the walkout. The general strike, the third in as many months, is directed against government plans to lower the maximum pension to 2,300 euros (USD 2,500) a month from 2,700 euros currently and introduce a new minimum guaranteed basic pension of 384 euros.

The leftist administration of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras also wants to merge pension funds and increase social security contributions by both employers and staff.

The plan has been criticised by a wide array of professional classes, from lawyers and engineers to sailors and farmers.

The farmers have formed protest hubs at dozens of locations on Greece’s national highways, intermittently blocking traffic with tractors over the past two weeks.

On Tuesday the farmers blocked passage of freight trucks into Bulgaria and Turkey, causing long lines on the respective borders.

Greece must save 1.8 billion euros from state spending on pensions under a three-year bailout signed with the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund in July.

The Tsipras government has warned that the nation’s  pension system will soon collapse without the reform, which is expected to be put before parliament for a vote later this month.

 

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500 Unions call for Strike in Greece against Austerity measures by the Government

22 Thursday Oct 2015

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500 trade union organizations call for Demonstrations on October 22 and General Strike on November 12. Rallies of PAME will take place in dozens of Greek cities on Thursday, October 22, 2015 against the new wave of attack coming from the coalition Government of SYRIZA – ANEL. Against the abolition of the social character of Social Security, the extreme taxation to the people, the increase of the retirement age, the layoffs, the privatizations, etc. At the same time the forces of the class trade unions prepare a Strike Response on November 12. Till now 500 trade unions, students, self employed, women, and small farmers’ associations have joined the call of PAME. Rallies have been announced.

We fully support the struggle of the Greek Workers!

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Conference of Greek Pensioners – General Secretary TUI (P and R) attends

21 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Quim Boix, General Secretary TUI(P and R) addresses the Conference of Greece Pensioners

WFTU present at the 21st Congress of Greek Pensioners

20 Oct 2015
EUROPE, GREECE, TUI PENSIONERS
Τhe World Federation of Trade Unions was represented in the 21st Congress of Greek Pensioners by Valentin Pacho Quispe, WFTU Deputy General Secretary and Quim Boix,  General Secretary of TUI Pensioners. Both delegates addressed the Congress.

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Massive Demonstration of PAME Against the Anti Migrant Policy of the European Union

25 Friday Sep 2015

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The report received from PAME Greece is reproduced below:

PAME, the mighty trade union of Greece, held a massive demonstration on Wednesday, September 23rd, in Solidarity with the Migrants and the Refugees, protesting against the Anti-migrant policy of the European Union. The EU and the Government of the Member States, hypercritically express sympathy to the refugees, when they are those who cause the uprooting of the hundreds of thousands of people, with their imperialist interventions. PAME in the early afternoon gave one (1) tone of milk to refugees who are camped in Athens and later, thousands of workers, youth and people from the popular strata demonstrated the streets of Athens. When the demonstration reached the EU Offices the demonstrators started shouting “Murderers-Murderers”, put a huge banner at the front side of the building with the photo of young Syrian boy, who was drowned trying to cross the see with his family. The banner wrote “Murderers-Thieves-Hypocrites Are Europe’s Imperialists” At the same time many demonstrators through red paint and burned the flag of the EU.

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Another election in Greece on 20th September 2015

28 Friday Aug 2015

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Another election, 5th in six years, has been announced by the Greek Government.The situation arose after some of the members of the ruling party Syriza left and the government became a minority. Prime Minister Tsipras had resigned a few days back, which resulted in the fresh election which will be held on September 20th.

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Another election in Greece?

21 Friday Aug 2015

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Consequent to the quitting of the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the  strong opposition on the bail out plan signed by the government within the party, another election is announced, which may probably held  shortly.

The trade unions in Greece has been on protest actions against the bail-out signed by the government with Euro Union, which will continue the austerity measures.

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Mighty Demonstrations against New Memorandum, Austerity in Greece.

14 Friday Aug 2015

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As per the call of the united trade union, PAME, mighty demonstrations took place in many cities in Greece against the New memorandum of the government, which provides for strict austerity measures and anti-worker conditions as stipulated by the European Union. The working lass are completely opposing this new measures.

BSNLCCWF fully  support and extend solidarity to the struggles of the Working Class in Greece!

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