In progress, a protest gathering of transport workers, outside the Ministry of Finance

Reporting: Makis Synodinos

Urban transport workers are currently holding a protest rally in the center of Athens.

In particular, a large number of workers holding banners have gathered on Nikis Street, outside the Department of Finance.

It is recalled that the employees of Mass Transportation have gone on a 24-hour strike for today, Wednesday, which was announced by the Athens Labor Center (EKA) in an emergency meeting ahead of the passing of the draft law on DEKOs in the Parliament.

The announcement of the STASY employees in detail

“While society experiences, every day, the consequences of the privatization of PPC, with the dramatic increases in the price of electricity, the Government promotes its plans for the privatization of EYDAP and the Public Transport companies, such as OASA, STASY and OSY, not caring about the consequences of profit-seeking, which will exist for the greatest good, water and Urban Transportation.

The bill, which is in the Parliament and implements this design, in order to facilitate privatization, also provides for a series of regulations, which lead to the dissolution of labor relations, create workers of many speeds within the same workplace and further undermine the role of collective bargaining .

In particular, newly hired employees are excluded from the Operational Collective Labor Agreements and their dismissal is facilitated, even if they have been hired for an indefinite period. Also, for the first time, the existence of “rented” workers is foreseen in these companies.

At the same time, in a crescendo of old partisanship and customer relations service with the specific bill: a) ASEP’s role in personnel recruitment is limited, b) commissions in direct assignments are strengthened and c) the door to hiring highly paid “golden boys” is opened as the possibility is given recruitment for positions of General Managers and Directors, undermining the professional development of existing staff.

All together the employees of the capital’s Urban Transport will fight, with all our strength, to prevent the passing of this extreme bill.

We are participating in the 24-hour strike of the Athens Labor Center on Wednesday 21-9-2022, as well as the protest rally at 12:00 at the Ministry of Finance.”

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