The General Confederation of Greek Workers, GSEE, and the Civil Servants’ Confederation, ADEDY, led a 24-hour strike on 9 April and staged protests demanding collective agreements for workers and measures to address high prices and the housing crisis in the country. The strike was held under the slogan: “We’re continuing the struggle. Collective Agreements and wage increases. Work with rights and life with dignity. Either their profits or our lives”. Unions are calling for sectoral collective agreements, wage increases, the reinstatement of 13th and 14th monthly salaries, and policy measures to ease the housing crisis and inflation pressures.
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