Civil Servants' Confederation

The planning for the new salary system for civil servants, which New Democracy has promised, is oriented toward increases that will exceed 10% for low-paid workers and will be limited to 2-3% for high-paid workers.

Local associations on the popular island hotspot of Mykonos are mobilizing in response to the attack against an archaeologist from the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades, on March 7, in Athens.

Tens of thousands of people took part in protests and strikes in Greece on Thursday amid lingering anger over last month's train collision near Tempe, the deadliest in the country's history. A group of protesters hurled petrol bombs at a police cordon near Parliament in central Athens, prompting MAT riot officers to respond with tear gas and sound grenades, disrupting a largely peaceful rally.

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.

Thousands of Greek workers walked off the job on Thursday and rallied in central Athens to protest failures of safety standards they claim helped cause the country's deadliest train crash, which killed 57 people on Feb. 28.

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.

In the popular 1965 Greek political satire "A Matter of Earnestness" ("Iparche kai filotimo"), Andreas Mavrogialouros, an ornamental minister, visits his constituency to inaugurate an obstetrical clinic. While there, he discovers that his associates have been fooling him for years, using state funds to enrich themselves.

The Greek Civil Servants' Confederation (ADEDY) announced a 24-hour nationwide strike in the public sector on Wednesday, March 8.

In its press release issued on Monday, ADEDY has also called for a mass protest rally at 12:30 at Klafthmonos Square in central Athens.

Athens buses, trolleys as well as the metro and tram services will come to a halt on Tuesday due to the 24-hour strike called by Greece's umbrella civil servants' union ADEDY against the government's social insurance bill.

The civil servants' union ADEDY has called a 24-hour strike for February 18 in protest at the conservative government's legislation on pensions which is to go before a vote in Parliament this month.
According to ADEDY, the bill perpetuates austerity measures introduced by governments during the crisis years, including auxiliary pension cuts of up to 50 percent.