International Trade Union Confederation

The civil servants' union ADEDY has heralded strike action as soon as a bill with the government's pension reform is tabled in Parliament.
ADEDY's executive committee indicated on Thursday that it would proceed with a 24-hour strike on the day the bill goes to the House, in line with a decision taken during its session last week.

The two biggest trade unions in Bulgaria- the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria and Podkrepa Confederation of Labor are preparing a joint nationwide protest at the end of November.

Three separate rallies held at different times of the day are expected to cause major traffic and public transportation problems in Athens and Thessaloniki on Thursday, as unions protest a government bill for boosting economic growth that is due to be ratified in Parliament.

The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB) sent a letter to the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy a few days ago, asking the government and the National Assembly to ratify Convention 190 of the International Labor Organization, which deals with non-violence and harassment in the workplace, announced BTA.

The industrial federations of Podkrepa Confederation of Labour and the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) are launching a national petition for increase of the pay for night time work, BNT reported.

Trade unions that are members of Greece's umbrella private sector union GSEE on Thursday announced that special cleanup crews have been sent to remove posters and other material linked to Wednesday's rally in central Athens, state-run news agency ANA-MPA said.

The unions had participated in a 24-hour strike and rally held on Wednesday at GSEE's recommendation.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said labor unions should reflect the will of the employees they represent and be accountable to them, as a 24-hour strike of the country's main unions got underway on Wednesday.

The General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE), the country's umbrella union for the private sector, has called a 24-hour strike for Tuesday to protest against the government's plans to introduce changes to labor laws.

Greece's civil servants' union (ADEDY) on Friday announced a work stoppage on October 2 to protest the government's planned changes to labor law included in the omnibus bill on growth.

Greece's umbrella civil servants' union ADEDY said on Tuesday that it will hold a 24-hour strike on September 24 in protest at the government's so-called "growth bill."