Posted on 10/15/2011 2:32:53 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Τhe journalists’ union Esiea has announced a 72-hour general strike for all public and municipal media, starting Saturday 06.00pm. Journalists are protesting against the abolition of the collective labour agreement, the scaling down or privitization of (public news agency) AMNA and (public radio-television) Ert and calling for the protection of the "public good that is journalism".
The Hellenic Telecommunications (OTE) staff union OME-OTE has announced plans to hold a 24-hour strike next Wednesday, October 19, to coincide with the General Confederation of Greek Labour (GSEE) general strike. The union has called the strike in reaction to the government's economic policy and the stripping of labour entitlements built up over decades, including collective labour agreements, tenure in the public sector and the slashing of wages and pensions.
Dock workers throughout the country decided to hold two 24-hour strikes on October 18 and 19, coinciding with the nationwide general strike called by the GSEE.
The Panhellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) on Tuesday announced a 48-hour rolling strike starting on October 17 and ending at 6am on October 19, during which no ships of any class will set sail from any Greek port or harbor. PNO will hold a meeting on October 18 in order to decide whether another 48-hour strike will follow.
The union federation is demanding that the seamen's pension and social insurance fund (NAT) continue to receive funding from the state budget and that current benefits be preserved as they now stand. It also demands security for Greek seamen's jobs, improvements in training and action against unemployment.
The PNO strike action is likely to cause serious problems in getting supplies to many Greek islands.
Tax inspectors will go on strike too next week to protest against planned wage and pension cuts, threatening more disruption to revenue collection efforts that are already falling behind the tough budget targets imposed by international lenders.
Finance ministry officials have called a two-week stoppage from October 17 while tax offices will remain closed on October 17-20 and customs officials will stay away from their desks on October 18-23.
Could you imagine the horror if our MSM journalists went on strike? /S
government teatsuckers go on strike!
Thanks bruinbirdman.
Strikes are a national pastime in Greece.
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