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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-07-26
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[01] Labour unionists satisfied with participation in 24-hour
nationwide strike called by General Confederation of Workers of Greece
[01] Labour unionists satisfied with participation in 24-hour
nationwide strike called by General Confederation of Workers of Greece
Labour unionists expressed satisfaction over the extent of
participation in the 24-hour nationwide strike called by the General
Confederation of Workers of Greece (GSEE) on Tuesday, as well as over
the size of the rally held in front of the House of Parliament in the
afternoon, stressing that nobody could have expected a qualitatively
more massive gathering in the heart of the summer and with public
transport on strike.
The unionists spoke of a message by working people to employers and the
government, insisting that the bill arranging working time and
decreasing the cost of overtime work must be withdrawn, adding that
strike action will be escalated in autumn, regardless of the outcome of
the vote to be held in Parliament.
GSEE President Christos Polyzogopoulos, addressing the rally, said the
measures contained in the bill have no consensus among working people,
they only serve employers' interests, abolish eight-hour work and
transfer income from working people to employers.
He warned that labour unions will wage a continuous struggle to
overturn these measures as of this coming autumn and called on the
government to withdraw them and spoke of a message to all the political
parties that these measures will not pass.
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