The workers in the public and private sector stike today, 8 July, the day that the government decided to dismantle at once the whole social security system, that the modern, post-dictatorial country was based on. The hospitals will function only for emergencies, the buses, metro, tram remain halted in Athens and are their timetables are modified in Thessaloniki, the ferries remain at the ports the whole day, the trains remain halted, all air flights are cancelled during the 4-hour-long strike of this sector. Even the workers of the parliament are stiking, making the government furious, as without staff even the voting for the new law will be a trouble.
At the same time the members of the parliament are voting for the new law that changes totally the social security system. The news about this are limited, as the workers of the mass media are in strike too.
Reports from the streets of the country’s cities will appear here, when it’s possible.
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4hr Air traffic control strike… what’s the point?
The point of a 4 hr air traffic controler strike is to show the power of the workers
Small numbers on the street, no passion. The strike did not reach it’s expectations.
@ grecian-
The point of a 4hr Air traffic control strike is that it causes massive delays, cancellations and disruption of international and national air traffic, which is dangerously maximised for profit as it is, with knife-edge turnaround times for commercial flights…Minimum effort for maximum effect, I think…
I think it is worth reminding people that this is a long-term situation, many Greek people are on their vacation (possibly the last one they will get for quite some time) and the full force of austerity has yet to be felt, with the same situation existing across Europe…And there is also a strong possibility that the neo-liberal gamble of growth and austerity will fail horribly, with another banking crisis, and more unemployment and impoverishment …I’m waiting to lose my job myself, but not this year…
@report
that’s what the corporative media developes also. That on the demonstrations weren’t “that much” folks doesn’t mean that the strike was unsuccessful. Strike is strike and gathering is gathering, all forms of absentism mean something – at least an off!
Report from some members on holiday in Athens who stumbled into PAME demo here:
http://ssy.org.uk/2010/07/whats-crippling-greece-is-the-imf-not-the-general-strikes/
24hr ATC strike on wednesday.. that’s what im talking about
enjoyed the read as always really good comments.
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