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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-06-20
CONTENTS
[01] More strikes ahead
[02] Metro strike off
[01] More strikes ahead
The scene looks set for a long, hot summer, with a new wave of strikes
ushering in the second half of June. This includes a 24-hour nationwide
strike on June 29 called by the country's two largest umbrella union
organisations - GSEE and ADEDY - against planned changes to pension and
labour law and an ongoing strike by teachers marking the nationwide
university entrance exams.
After a brief hiatus over the weekend, meanwhile, workers at the Athens
Metro decided on Sunday to suspend a 24-hour strike initially planned
for Monday, although it has not been clarified whether they will resume
rolling work stoppages in protest over the management's refusal to
renew the contracts of 286 workers hired before the elections.
According to the Public Administration Inspector, their contracts were
illegal because they were hired during the pre-election period. Metro
workers are additionally demanding that they be exempted from the
general public sector pay cuts imposed by the government.
The strike by examination markers will continue until next Tuesday,
based on a decision by the board of the highschool teachers' union
OLME. This strike is also held over cuts in pay. The strike has delayed
the announcement of results in university entrance examinations, with
Education Minister Anna Diamantopoulou reporting that one quarter of
papers in Attica remained to be marked.
In a decision on Friday, meanwhile, the plenum of bar association
presidents announced that lawyers will abstain from court appearances
and other duties from June 23 until July 7.
[02] Metro strike off
The Athens Metro will operate normally on Monday, following the AMEL
employees' unions' decision to suspend their scheduled 24-hour strike,
it was announced on Sunday.
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