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A wave of strikes culminating on Thursdays pan-worker mobilisation has been the response to the scaremongering of the government amidst the worsening economic crisis that threatens Greece with bankruptcy.
After the week of riots came the week of strikes: the multifold strikes that are taking place since Tuesday 15 December and peaked on Thursday 17 with the pan-workers strike called by PAME, the Communist Party Union Front, as wells a dozens of extra-parliamentary parties of the left and first-grade unions forming demos in 58 cities and towns around Greece.
The strikes come at a critical time for the greek economy which saw a second degrading in ten days in terms of its credit, this time by the Standard & Poor’s group. The second degrading came as international finance centres claimed the austerity measures announced by the belleagured government are not likely to produce adequate results.
Due to the media strike news about Thursdays developments remain scarce; analytically:
Whereas the garbage collecting strike has been judged for a second time illegal forcing refuse collectors to the streets, large parts of Athens remain plunged in enormous piles of gargabe as refuse workers at the main open refuse dump of the capital have responded to the ban of the previous strike by blockading the gates of the depot, halting 80% of collecting activities. The workers are demanding a reversal of 200 layoffs.
The Centres of Citizen Assistance (KEP), the jewel of efficiency in the greek state’s crown, remain closed for a second day as workers are striking. This in effect freezes all private-public transaction as the KEP are the offices that issues official papers needed for any paperwork. The workers are demanding more working positions and a recognition of their previous job experience.
Kidengarden and Primary school teachers have been on strike since the 16/12. The teachers formed a demo outside the Ministry of Education demanding 1400E minimum wage, no hour-work schedules, and 2 years free and obligadory kidengarden education for all children. The union has refused to engage on “tabula rasa” dialogue with the ministry. The general union of teachers of all grades joined the strike on Thursday.
Moreover the credibility of the greek police has been once again shaken by a poll that revealed than almost 60% of officers consider quiting their jobs if they have to wear insignia with their number or name while on duty, as recently announced by the ministry. Obviously the cops are not willing not to be able brutilise citizens unpunishable.
Wave of strikes sweeps Greece | libcom.org
A wave of strikes culminating on Thursdays pan-worker mobilisation has been the response to the scaremongering of the government amidst the worsening economic crisis that threatens Greece with bankruptcy.
After the week of riots came the week of strikes: the multifold strikes that are taking place since Tuesday 15 December and peaked on Thursday 17 with the pan-workers strike called by PAME, the Communist Party Union Front, as wells a dozens of extra-parliamentary parties of the left and first-grade unions forming demos in 58 cities and towns around Greece.
The strikes come at a critical time for the greek economy which saw a second degrading in ten days in terms of its credit, this time by the Standard & Poors group. The second degrading came as international finance centres claimed the austerity measures announced by the belleagured government are not likely to produce adequate results.
Due to the media strike news about Thursdays developments remain scarce; analytically:Whereas the garbage collecting strike has been judged for a second time illegal forcing refuse collectors to the streets, large parts of Athens remain plunged in enormous piles of gargabe as refuse workers at the main open refuse dump of the capital have responded to the ban of the previous strike by blockading the gates of the depot, halting 80% of collecting activities. The workers are demanding a reversal of 200 layoffs.
The Centres of Citizen Assistance (KEP), the jewel of efficiency in the greek states crown, remain closed for a second day as workers are striking. This in effect freezes all private-public transaction as the KEP are the offices that issues official papers needed for any paperwork. The workers are demanding more working positions and a recognition of their previous job experience.
Kidengarden and Primary school teachers have been on strike since the 16/12. The teachers formed a demo outside the Ministry of Education demanding 1400E minimum wage, no hour-work schedules, and 2 years free and obligadory kidengarden education for all children. The union has refused to engage on tabula rasa dialogue with the ministry. The general union of teachers of all grades joined the strike on Thursday.
Moreover the credibility of the greek police has been once again shaken by a poll that revealed than almost 60% of officers consider quiting their jobs if they have to wear insignia with their number or name while on duty, as recently announced by the ministry. Obviously the cops are not willing not to be able brutilise citizens unpunishable.
And that's only the beginning. Seems Greece is going to hell in a handbasket. Thoughts?
