Civil Servants' 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.

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.

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." 

Wednesday, May 1, is International Workers' Day. And that means a series of rallies and limited transport options due to strikes.

International Women's Day was marked in central Athens on Friday with a rally at Klafthmonos Square.
The demo was joined by anti-racists, feminists, trade unions and women's groups who called for workers in the private and public sectors to stop work, not go shopping and abstain from family obligations for the whole day.

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos on Tuesday did not rule out the retroactive payment of holiday bonuses to civil servants and pensioners, provided the fiscal targets are not affected and the Council of State rules in their favor.

Teachers took to the streets of Athens on Saturday in the latest in a series of rallies in the Greek capital against the government's public sector hiring reforms.

Teachers argue that the changes are unfair to those with years of experience and are also demanding the creation of additional permanent positions.

Hundreds of striking Greek civil servants, mostly school teachers, are marching through central Athens to protest proposed new hiring criteria for state school teachers.

The left-wing Greek government has promised to hire 15,000 full-time teachers over the next three years, starting this fall.

Public services will be disrupted on Thursday, and state schools closed, as the country's umbrella union representing civil servants, ADEDY, is holding a 24-hour walkout to express solidarity with teachers protesting government plans to change the system of public sector hirings.