Greece
After a national public sector strike on 22 April, the civil service confederation ADEDY is calling on its members to support a general strike on 5 May, co-ordinated with the GSEE private sector confederation.
Read more at > ADEDY (GR)
And at > ERT news website (EN)
Unions continue to protest against budget cuts that will have an impact on pay and pensions in the public services. Demonstrations took place in Lisbon and Oporto on Thursday 10 November on the eve of a key vote on the budget proposals. Read more at > eubusiness
The public sector federations of CGIL and UIL were pleased at the level of support for the public sector-wide strike and the 30000 who joined the national demonstration in Rome. The unions are protesting against the government's spending review which will see thousands of jobs cut and the termination of contracts for temporary workers. The unions argue that there has been no negotiation over the cuts and promise to maintain their mobilisations against the government plans. Read more at > FP CGIL (IT)
Public and private sectors unions organised another 24-hour general strike this month in protest at government policies on the economy, pay and privatisation. This followed the one-day general strike last December and action earlier last year in June and November. Read more at > BBC
