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Greek Unions oppose the anti-worker ‘New Protocol’

12 Wednesday Aug 2015

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Militant Organization response to the New Protocol

The working class must give a massive, militant, decisive response to the Greek
Government and monopolies which are pushing for the imposition of the 3rd protocol
measures that will demolish what remains of the workers’ rights.
Unions must strengthen their presence in the workplace. Organization
fight with faster pace in every workplace and neighborhood.
The day that the government will put the – Butcher – Protocol to the Agreement
Parliament there has to be a militant mobilizing thousands of workers in the initiatives of the union movement class. (Courtesy: TUI (P and R)

WFTU oppose the close co-rdination of Govt. of Greece with Israel

01 Saturday Aug 2015

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the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) has expressed its strong reservation and protest against the intensification of co-operation between Greece and Israel. An expert from the statement is reproduced below:

“The WFTU considers the intensification of the cooperation between Greece and Israel not only dangerous for the Palestinian people who are daily suffering from the Israeli Occupation. This co-operation is dangerous for the general peace around the Mediterranean Sea. Mediterranean Sea is threatened by this new development. This is part of the  imperialist plan  for Higher share from the exploitation of the wealth-producing resources.

The military relationship of Greece with Israel not only undermines the Palestinian People and the  people of Lebanon, of Syria, of the whole North Africa and Promotes the studs of the Imperialists for the so called New Middle East.

The WFTU demands  the Greek Government to vote in the Greek Parliament the recognition of the Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as capital as per the borders of 1967 to denounce the Israeli Occupation  and to end the military cooperation and the training jointly with Israel.

Also, the WFTU demands the cancellation of the plan of Offering of a Greek Island to NATO, to use as wide military base.”

 

New Attempt to Silence the Action of the Class Trade Unions in Greece

31 Friday Jul 2015

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A report from TUI(P and T), WFTU, on the New Attempt to Silence the Action of the Class Trade Unions in Greece is reproduced below:

The Executive Secretariat of PAME denounces the Mayor and the Municipal Authorities of
Kalamata (city in the Southern Greece) for demanding PAME to pay a fine of almost 1000€!
The infringement they accuse PAME of, is “creating pollution by using banners” to call to
demonstrations against the new, brutal Memorandum of SYRIZA and the anti workers’
measures that destroy our lives!
The absolute silence they demand; the attempts to create obstacles in people’s mobilization
only prove that they are with the side of the capitalists.
PAME, its forces, are not intimidated, are not subjugated! Steadfast, militantly they stand
against the capital, the EU and their servants in every level. Central, regional or municipal.
We return your fine back at you! Send it to the capitalists and the Government!
We call the working class of Kalamata, the self employed, the small farmers and especially the
youth, in spite of our differences, to rally with PAME, the social alliance and strengthen it. To
strengthen our common action against those who want to destroy us, the European Union, the
monopolies, their political parties, and their servants, like the Municipal Authorities of Kalamata.
They support the old and New Memoranda, the anti workers policies, the extreme taxation to
the people. They support our pauperization with wage cuts, pension cuts, rise of retirement age
to 67 years, to 72.
We call you to demand the recover of our losses, our contemporary needs, to strengthen
solidarity. No one to be alone in the crisis
THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT PAME

Protest against Austerity Measures in Greece

16 Thursday Jul 2015

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The following report from Athens, Greece indicates that the people are not happy with the bailout plan signed between Greece and Eurozone and there are strong protests from the party of the Prime Minister itself. The situation seems to be grim. It has to be seen how the Tsipras Government is going to face the revolt within its own party.

“Athens, Jul 15 Anti-austerity protesters hurled petrol bombs at police guarding the Greek parliament today as MPs debated deeply unpopular reforms they need to vote in to clear the way for a eurozone rescue of Greece’s failing economy.

Riot police used tear gas to push back dozens of hooded protesters and secure the area in front of the parliament building after the demonstrators’ Molotov cocktails set ablaze parts of Syntagma square in central Athens.

The street violence reflected broad public anger at measures now backed by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras despite a July 5 referendum rejecting near-identical terms from Greece’s creditors.

Tsipras is facing a revolt over the reforms from his radical left ruling Syriza party, which came to power in January on anti-austerity promises (AFP)”

 

Huge Demonstration in Athens in support of ‘No’ in Referundum in Greece

09 Thursday Jul 2015

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Thousands of workers and people demonstrated in Athens in support of  ‘NO’ to the bail out conditions of the European Union and against austerity measures. The people and the toiling masses are fed up with the restrictions put by by the European Union in connection with the bail out proposals for Greece.

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Congratulations to the people of Greece for rejecting the anti-people conditions by European Union.

06 Monday Jul 2015

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The people of Greece has voted a ‘NO’ with 61. 3% in the referendum against the bail-out plan of European union, which stipulates austerity, cutting of social expenditure etc. We congratulate the people of Greece for heir bold decision.

The statement issued by the CPI(M) in this connection is reproduced below:

New Delhi, July 6: The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), now in session at Delhi, has issued the following statement:

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) warmly congratulates the people of Greece who have given a resounding “No” verdict in the referendum.  With a 61.3 per cent vote, the Greek people have resoundingly rejected the bailout austerity measures sought to be imposed upon them by the neo-liberal forces represented by the Troika comprising the IMF, European Central Bank and the European Commission.

The European Union and the Troika will have to heed the voice of the Greek people and their democratic verdict.

 

Trade Unions (PAME) occupy Ministry of Finance in Greece

11 Thursday Jun 2015

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Athens, June 11, 2015 PRESS RELEASE

This moment, workers from dozens of trade unions of both the private and the public sector that rally with PAME, have occupied the Ministry of Finance of Greece, where they have raised a giant banner at the front of the building with the slogan “Enough blood we have shed! Enough we have paid! People, take the situation in your own hands! Block the new measures and the long lasting memorandums!” Already, more than 700 trade union and peoples’ organisations have called for participation to the demonstrations of PAME, today afternoon all over Greece. We call the workers, the youth, the women, the pensioners to massively take part to the demonstrations.

Congratulations to Workers in Greece for the bold action.

Greek Workers Union PAME express solidarity with the suffering Nepal

27 Monday Apr 2015

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Support to the workers of Nepal
PAME (All Workers Militant Front) that represents the class trade union movement of Greece expresses
its support to the people, the workers and the trade unions of Nepal that suffer the consequences of the
destructive earthquake on April 25.
We express our sadness for the thousands victims and our condolences to their families. In this difficult
time our thoughts will be with you.
Athens April 27, 2015
The Executive Secretariat

The pensioners on the path of struggle in Greece

03 Friday Apr 2015

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The pensioners on the path of struggle in Greece

Thousands of pensioners, in rallies and mobilizations in over 20 cities, who had responded to the call of the pensioners’ organizations, demonstrated yesterday and demanded the payment of the Easter bonus to everyone, the restoration of pensions and rights to pre-crisis levels and the abolition of the anti-people laws. They also demanded exclusively public and free healthcare and medical cover.

At the meeting the delegation of the pensioners had at the Ministry of Labour, the deputy minister of Social Security, Dimitris Stratoulis, merely repeated the position of the government regarding the return of the Christmas bonus to the poorest pensioners, without answering the demand for the immediate return of the Easter bonus. He also repeated that the government will not further reduce the pensions. So, in essence, the SYRIZA-ANEL government refused to make any commitment in relation to the just demands of the pensioners.

Dimos Koumpouris, president of the Pensioners’ Federation and member of the CC of the KKE, speaking to the demonstrators, stressed that the issue is not merely for the pensions not to be further reduced, as the pensioners today can no longer deal with their problems. He called on the pensioners to be vigilant, as the government’s negotiations with the lenders are being carried out with the same rationale as the previous government had. He underlined that the pensioners will continue to fight to recover what has been taken from them and prioritize the issues of pensions and healthcare

Greece Turns Left – Alexis Tsipras the New Prime Minister

27 Tuesday Jan 2015

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The people of Greece has given a fitting rebuff to the ruling New Democracy Party and the incumbent Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who was imposing austerity and more hardship on the people. They have elected the leftist  party Syriza, which got 149 seats out of 300. Its leader, Alexis Tsipras has been appointed as the Prime Minister. Another party, Independent Greeks, is supporting the new government. The people were fed up with austerity measures, which reduced salaries, pension etc. as also jobs and increased unemployment. Continuous agitations and strikes were organised by the working class against austerity.

How the new government will deal with the huge debt and other issues will have to be seen. The Euro countries  like Germany had already started stating that the debts can not be waived, which ill be one of the demands of the new government.

Hearty Congratulations to the victory of Syriza and the new Left Government in Greece.