General Confederation of Greek Workers
Without metro, electric railway, tram, trains – How buses and taxis will operate, traffic regulations in the city center
Beginning from 9:30 measures for the center of Athens – 10:30 PAME at Syntagma, 11:00 the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) at Syntagma – Ships are docked at the ports in support
Greek Journalists Strike for Higher Wages
In a demonstration of solidarity and protest against the government's economic policies, media workers across Greece have initiated a 24-hour strike, aligning themselves with the call for protests issued by labor unions. The strike, which commenced at 5 a.m.
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Strike to paralyze transport on Wednesday
The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) has declared a 24-hour strike scheduled for Wednesday, aiming to promote public urban transportation, collective labor agreements and personnel hirings. The strike is expected to impact public transport services across the country.
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Tupperware’s Greek plant shutting down after 56 years
A factory in Thiva, central Greece, that has been producing kitchen products for the iconic US firm Tupperware since 1967 is shutting down on Thursday, as the company struggles to stay afloat with shares nosediving 90% over the past year.
Protests All Over Greece Over Deadly Train Accident
Students, lawyers, teachers, rail workers, members of unions and many others responded to Greece's largest private and public sector unions' call to protest on Thursday over the deadly train crash.
New nationwide strike on Thursday
The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), the Civil Servants' Confederation (ADEDY), and the Panhellenic Maritime Federation (PNO) have all called for a further nationwide strike on Thursday over the deadly rail collision at Tempe.
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Collective agreements: Greek PM to make new announcements during the TIF
The Greek Prime Minister, Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is expected to announce new increases in the private sector wages as well as some changes concerning the collective agreements, during this year's Thessaloniki International Fair.
Parents spend €1.2 bln a year on private lessons
Many Greek parents don't believe their children will receive the required knowledge and skills at state-run schools and instead resort to private lessons, according to a report published on Wednesday by the General Confederation of Greek Workers' Center for the Development of Educational Policy (KANEP-GSEE).
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Uni graduates seeking further training
Around one in four university graduates, even those who have completed postgraduate degrees, are enrolling at vocational training institutes (IEKs), according to a study conducted by the General Confederation of Greek Workers' Center for the Development of Educational Policy (KANEP-GSEE), reflecting the fact their academic degrees did not secure them the job they had hoped for.
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Private sector labor conditions have declined in Greece
Nine in 10 employees in Greece's private sector faced worsening labor conditions in the years of the debt crisis, according to a survey carried out for the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) on the occasion of the centenary of its founding.