Tag Archives: public sector

Greece’s public sector union ADEDY announced a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. ADEDY had initially planned to launch a work stoppage to honor the International Women’s Day, however it decided on Monday to a 24-hour strike. The union plans a gathering at 12:30 in Klathmonos Square, downtown Athens. …

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Greece’s umbrella unions of the public and private sector ADEDY and GSEE have called for a 24-hour general strike on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Purpose of the general mobilization is to protest the rising prices in all sectors of life in the country. The unions participating in the strike accuse …

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Greece’s  public sector and the seamen union have called for a 24-hour nationwide strike on Wednesday, June 16, to protest the planned Labor Law. Public sector union umbrella ADEDY will hold a protest rally in downtown Athens at 11 a.m. Ferries and ships will remain docked for 24 hours. In …

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One in three LGBT people in Greece say they have been insulted due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity at least once by public sector employees. A 6% say they are often or always subjected to outright verbal abuse, according to an online survey tracking the experience of members …

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The Federation of Public Sector unions ADEDY has called a nationwide 24-hour strike on November 26, 2020, demanding among others, effective measures to protect employee’s health in work places and mass hiring in the health and welfare sectors. According to ADEDY announcement, the union’s demands are: – Effective measures to …

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Greece’s public sector unions umbrella ADEDY have called for a general strike on Thursday, October 15, 2020, demanding more protection measures regarding the pandemic, more hiring and descent labor conditions, wages and pensions. Major unions from the sector of public hospital personnel (POEDIN) and teachers (OLME) have joined the strike, …

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32.8% of employees in Greece could work from home, a report by the Centre of Planning & Economic Research (KEPE) said on Monday.The report uses data from 2019 and makes use of the occasion of the lockdown experience due to the coronavirus outbreak. According to the report, 1,263,000 workers in …

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The Greek government offers to hire survivors of the July Athens wildfires in the public sector.  With a Ministerial Decree issued on Thursday, exactly one month after the tragedy that cost the life of 96 people,  the government offer jobs to relatives of victims and survivors. That is also to …

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Employees in Greece’s public sector earn much more than their colleagues in the private sector. According to a report by Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) private sectors workers earn an average of 38% less than in the public sector The SEV figures reveal that private sector workers still carry the …

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“Repeated calls from collection agencies to debtors infringe personality and debtors are entitled to compensation.” This is the final decision of a court in Athens after an attorney filed a lawsuit against two collection agencies. The court ruling opens the way for compensation to be claimed for “personality insult” when …

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Real unemployment in Greece is at 30% and the salary gap between the private and the public sector is growing. These are some of the findings of the annual report 2016 conducted bu the Labor Institute of the Confederation of Greek Private Sector Unions (INE-GSEE) about the state of laborers …

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It is clear. A government needs “its own people” to put in crucial positions if it wants to govern without being undermined by ideological opponents and opposition parties. Left-wing SYRIZA is not exception to the rule. There have been reports in the near past of husbands of ministers and lawmakers …

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There is certainly something wrong in the Greek pension system as it divides the people in two social classes: the class of civil servants and the class of private sector workers. There is a lot of talk and scenarios about the future plans of the pensions reform as they are …

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Public sector union ADEDY has called for a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, July 15th 2015. Municipalities personnel and public hospitals personnel will join the strike, aiming to protest the voting of the Brussels agreement by the Parliament. Buses, Trolley, Tram and Urban train ISAP will operate as usually. Athens Metro …

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Public sector union ADEDY has declared a 24-hour strike for July 9th 2014. The union want to protest against lay-offs, the measure of “mobility scheme” and the new law on work evaluation and director positions in the public sector. The protest will start with several actions on Monday, June 30th, …

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Greek government plans to hire some 14,000 civil servants and thus despite the fact that more than 4,000 were laid off last year and more than 15,000 are to be laid-off this year by the orders of the Troika. Crazy? It depends… According to the governmental recruitment plan obtained by …

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Greek public and private sector unions ADEDY and GSEE will launch a 24-hour general strike on Wednesday, April 9th 2014. Among others teachers,  seamen and train workers will participate in the strike. Media will launch their strike a day earlier, on April 8th. The unions strike aims to draw attention …

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Greece’s public and private sector unions ADEDY and GSEE will launch a 24-hour general strike on April 8th 2014. It is considered as certain that seamen will join the strike. More details as soon as they’re published. Public sector union ADEDY will launch a protest at 6 pm in front …

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Greece’s public sector union ADEDY will launch a 24-hour strike tomorrow Wednesday, March 12th 2014, in order to protest the the measure of  the so-called “availability” that sends home civil servants with 75% of their salary and eventually lays them off after seven months. The measure that will end up …

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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 mass lay-offs in the public sector. 4,000 people are expected to lose their jobs until …

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