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People rise up to the latest round of austerity measures; 48 hour General Strike; full Occupied London coverage

Friday, February 10, 2012

For our latest updates, continue checking this post or follow the February 10-11 General Strike tag. Photos from Athens General Strike, day 1 | “So it’s final now” | New memorandum agreement to come to parliament on Sunday or Monday | Mental Health workers occupying Ministry of Health issue statement | Videos from tonight’s General Strike, Athens | Updates from the General [...]

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Statement by the Occupied Athens Law School, February 9: “In order to liberate ourselves from debt we must destroy the economy”

Friday, February 10, 2012

greek original Statement by the Occupied Athens Law School In order to liberate ourselves from debt we must destroy the economy The political and financial spectacle has now lost its confidence. Its acts are entirely convulsive. The government of “emergency” that has taken over the maintenance of social cohesion is failing in conserving the labour, [...]

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48 hour General Strike announced for February 10-11 as Greek government announces full-on war against the people

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Latest: 18.23 GMT+2 The metro station Panepistimio has closed because of the mobilisations tonight. 18.10 GMT+2 Stalinists of PAME marching in central Athens right now. 18.06 GMT+2 Vice-minister of Labour resigns, claiming “inability to apply the new measures”   The first details of the new memorandum have already surfaced: Papadimos,  the banker-appointed-prime-minister,  together with the [...]

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Benefit gig for little Pigi – to help her travel abroad for treatment. Please spread the word!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

This Thursday, An Club in Exarcheia will see a benefit gig with a very, very special purpose. Our young comrade, little Pigi, has been giving the most important struggle, the struggle for her life. Along with her parents, she has been making this struggle with utmost dignity, and she now needs everyone’s solidarity. If you [...]

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The minister of Development locked in the ministry by the union of the Public Company of Electricity(DEI)

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

About 100 members of the GENOP-DEI: the union of the workers of the Public Company of Electricity entered this morning the Ministry of Development and occupied the corridors of the 6th floor of the building, where the office of the minister Papakonstantinou is. The minister was in his office where he remained blockaded for several [...]

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People take to the streets, Syntagma metro station re-opens after popular pressure: emergency General Strike underway, against 20% wage decreases and other shock doctrine measures

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

    As the troika ‘negotiates’ (read: reads out already agreed measures with the government ‘representatives’), people are taking to the streets for an emergency General Strike against new measures that will allegedly include a 20% decrease in the national minimum wage and a subsequent cut in the unemployment benefit, among many others. At approximately [...]

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Hospital goes under workers control

Monday, February 6, 2012

 From libcom Health workers in Kilkis, Greece, have occupied their local hospital and have issued a statement saying it is now fully under workers control. The general hospital of Kilkis in Greece is now under workers control. The workers at the hospital have declared that the long-lasting problems of the National Health System (ESY) cannot be resolved. The [...]

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Trade unions in Greece call for emergency general strike, Tuesday Feb 7

Monday, February 6, 2012

As announced hours ago, the mainstream trade unions in Greece have called for a 24-hour General Strike on Tuesday, February 7, in response to the latest pack of austerity measures planned out by the government of PASOK, ND and LAOS in co-ordination with the troika. Strike demonstration called for 11 am tomorrow at Syntagma square, [...]

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