Journalists in Greece are on a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, April 16, to protest employers’ refusal to sign collective labor agreements in privately owned media, low wages and a threat to plurality.
The strike started at 5 a.m. on Tuesday and will last until 5 a.m. on Wednesday.
In a joint statement, the Greek Federation of Journalists (POESY), the Journalists’ Union of Athens Newspapers (ESIEA) and other press unions said that the employers’ refusal to sin CLAs “has led employees to be paid meager wages, which are not sufficient to cover their basic family and personal needs.”
They also protested “the continued and ever-increasing pressure on journalism and journalists, and ultimately on reliable and free information, which is a cornerstone of democratic functioning.”
The media strike is taking place ahead of a 24-hour general strike called by the private sector workers’ union GSEE on Wednesday over rising living costs, the lack of CLAs and the protection of income from inflation.
The April 17 strike will halt most public transport and ferry services (see details here on KTG).
