Greece
The ADEDY civil service confederation is planning another 24-hour strike on 10 February in protest against the harsh measures adopted by the government in line with its agreements with the European Commission and International Monetary Fund. The Confederation has also called for support from the GSEE private sector confederation.
Read more at > Reuters news website (EN)
(May 2017) The ADEDY public sector confederation expressed its thanks to the thousands of workers who joined the general strike and rallies on 17 May. The strike was to express opposition to further austrity measures being put forward as part of the bail-out package being negotiated between the government and the European creditors and International Monetary Fund. The strike was jointly called by the GSEE private sector confederation and supported by the International Trade Union Confederation.
The ADEDY public services and GSEE private sector confederations organised a day of protest on 15 January against the latest austerity measures being voted on in Parliament as part of the package agreed with European lenders. The measures will mean further cuts to public service employment, cuts to pensions and tax allowances and restrictions on the right to strike.
PCS, the main civil service union, and the Unite trade union with members in the central government and the health service took strike action on 10 May as part of their continuing campaign against government plans for public sector pensions. The two unions have joined forces with the NUT teachers' union in protest at the proposed pension changes and in particular the prospect of being forced to work to 68 to get a full pension. [Read more at > PCS (EN)->http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/news_and_events/pcs_comment/index.cfm/id/8DC5BBEF-B76E-48FC-B3E085582932BF52] [And at > Unite (EN)->http://www
