The Executive Committee of ADEDYin accordance with the authorization received from the General Council, decided the declaration of a 24-hour nationwide public employee strike mobilization for the Thursday, March 16, 2023uniting the voice of civil servants with that of private sector workers.

At the same time, ADEDY invites you to participate in the gathering that will take place in Klathmonos Square, at 11:00 am.

“With the general labor strike, we demand that the real culprits of the crime of Tempe be brought to the surface and that the responsibilities be attributed to those responsible, as well as that the policy of privatization, commercialization and the operation of public services with private economic criteria be stopped. We also demand that the protection of work and life ceases to be treated as a cost. Tempe’s crime will not be covered up. We claim the life we ​​deserve, life with modern rights, a better future for us and our children” states ADEDY in its announcement and calls on the prefectural departments of ADEDY, in cooperation with the Labor Centers and the primary associations, to organize corresponding gatherings and actions in their cities.

Participation in the strike by the Labor Center of Athens

The Athens Labor Center, after an extraordinary meeting of the Board, has decided to participate in the 24-hour nationwide strike announced by the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) for Thursday, March 16, 2023, as well as in the strike rally in Syntagma Square, at 11 a.m. m..

“All of our lives matter and voices must not be silenced. The tragic accident in Tempe, at least 57 dead and 4 injured, who are fighting to stay alive in the ICU, does not let the anger stop. Society, workers and students across the country, we mourn and demand accountability and transparency, so that all that governments have been hiding can now come to light. We demand that the pathogens be put to an end and that the state take care of the safe movement of citizens. The collective request of all citizens is that transportation services, which are a vital social good, serve safely and respectfully the health and safety of the public and workers,” the Athens Labor Center says in a statement and adds:

“We demand and demand for transport workers and the traveling public:

– Immediate and in-depth accountability for the Tempe tragedy.

– Public, modern, safe and cheap public transport.

– Strict security control measures.

– Co-responsibility of the state and the employer for compliance with safety measures.

– Immediate reopening with restoration of the railway infrastructure and taking measures for the safe rerouting of arterial and commercial trains.

– Completion of remote control and secondary control system modernization projects.

– Strict adherence to transport health and safety legislation.

– Direct application of European safety standards”.