On
Wednesday 24 February, Greece came to a standstill as millions of
workers, both public and private, stayed away from work in protest at
the government's austerity programme and anger at the European Union's
role in enforcing the cuts. A one-day general strike grounded all
flights and buses, trains and ferries were halted. Schools, government
ministries, local authorities were also closed, with hospitals only
manned by emergency staff. The general strike follows a wave of
sectoral actions, with further industrial action expected. The unions
are currently discussing their next steps and another day of action is
expected in March, though there are no plans for future general strikes.
English: http://euobserver.com/9/29555
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This
article was published in the Collective Bargaining Newsletter. It aims
to facilitate information exchange between trade unions and to support
the work of ETUC's collective bargaining committee. For more information, please contact the editor Maarten van Klaveren, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) M.vanKlaveren@uva.nl. You may find further information on the ETUI atwww.etui.org, and on the AIAS at www.uva-aias.net. © ETUI aisbl, Brussels 2009.
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