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A row broke between Greek communist party KKE and the government after media broadcast of a video footage showing damages in the labour ministry apparently caused by the party’s unionists PAME during Wednesday’s occupation.  Video: broadcast by Skai TV, displaying the pictures given by Labour Ministry embedded by Embedded VideoYouTube …

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Teargas was fired and unionists were beaten outside the Labour Ministry in downtown Athens when riot police moved to ‘free’ the ministers’ office symbolically occupied by members of Greek Communist Party (KKE) union PAME. Video: riot police carries protester outside the ministry video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Around 10.30 in …

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Huh?!? I did not know that trade unionists were receiving an additional pension, “the Unionists’ pension”. But that was the case according to a law of 1937! Presidents and general secretaries of primary and secondary trade unions as well as members of the administration of GSEE (umbrella for private sector unions) …

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With banners and anti-austerity slogans PAME-members of the Greek Communist Party (KKE) union settled in front of the Labour Ministry in Athens hindering representatives of Greece’s lenders to meet the minister. The meeting between Yiannis Vroutsis and the Troika was scheduled for 1:00 p.m. However the representatives of IMF, EU and ECB …

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This signature that was put on several government papers on Monday confirmed just one thing: A Greek reality that more and more employees – whether in the private or even in the public sector – have been experiencing since last summer: That people work but do not receive their salaries. …

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