The country will be on strike on Wednesday, February 28, due to the 24-hour strike that ADEDY has called for the anniversary of the tragedy in Tempi, as a result of which transportation will be paralyzed and problems will arise in the movement of the public.

In particular, the following are participating in the strike mobilization:

  • Cab
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Metro, Tram, ISAP
  • Buses and Trolleys
  • Educators
  • OSE/Suburban
  • Journalists
  • Trains

Thus, the railways participate in the 24-hour strike, which will remain immobilized, including the suburban ones in Athens and Thessaloniki.

Metro and tram

At the same time, the workers on the fixed-track means of Attica (lines 1, 2 and 3 of the metro and tram) also participate in the 24-hour strike.

Buses and trolleys

There will also be travel difficulties for those who travel by bus and trolley as the drivers of the means have announced two work stoppages. In particular, buses and trolleys will not operate on Wednesday 28/2 according to a decision of the OASA Workers’ Union.:

  • From the start of the shift until 09:00 in the morning and
  • From 21:00 at night until the end of the shift

Full restoration of traffic should be expected from 10 pm, while the last routes are expected to depart from the starting points around 8 pm.

No taxis today either

At the same time, Attiki will also be without taxis on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 due to the 48-hour strike announced by SATA from Tuesday.

The auditors’ strike is illegal and abusive

The strike announced by the air traffic controllers, who would participate in Wednesday’s strike actions, was deemed illegal and abusive.

Ships tied up

Ships will remain tied up in the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio due to a strike by PENEN. The strike mobilization will start at 00:01 in the morning on Wednesday and will end at midnight of the same day.

Participation of OLME in the strike

OLME also participates in the 24-hour strike mobilization, which according to its announcement will hold a rally at 11:00.

Bank employees are also on strike

At the same time, the Federation of Banking Organizations of Greece (ΟΟΕ) announced its participation in tomorrow’s strike.

Working attitude of media workers

A work stoppage for public and private sector journalists from 12:00 to 16:00 was also decided by ESIEA, through its announcement.

Gatherings

ADEDY and OLME have planned rallies at 11 in the morning in Klathmonos square, while PAME at 10.30 in Propylaia.

The main claims of ADEDY:

  • A horizontal 10% increase in the salaries of public sector workers, in order to fundamentally address punctuality and inflation.
  • Restoring Gifts.
  • Collective Agreements for wages.
  • Abolition of the wage freeze for the two years 2016-2017.
  • Abolition of the 2% unemployment levy.
  • Increase of the tax-free allowance to 12,000 euros.
  • Increase in unhealthy work allowance.
  • Staffing with permanent employees of all critical public bodies and upgrading of all necessary infrastructure”.

At the same time, ADEDY demands that those responsible for Tempi be held accountable. Specifically, ADEDY notes in its announcement: “We will continue the fight, to hold those responsible accountable and to cancel any attempt to cover up the responsibilities.”

The Labor Center of Athens has put at the center of his action and claims for the next period the wage increases, taking effective measures to tackle punctuality, cracking down on profiteering and restoring Collective Bargaining Agreements.

In particular, his main claims include the following:

“- The crackdown on speculation in all businesses in the main sectors of production and trading of basic food goods and extraordinary taxation on the profits of supermarket chains and energy, transport and banking businesses.

– The substantial strengthening of the Competition Commission and the control mechanisms of the Ministry of Development and the Regions for the quick, direct and effective control of practices of profiteering.

– The reduction of VAT for one year on basic food items and price increase on basic household goods, such as baby milk, pasteurized milk, cereals, cheese, cold cuts, chicken, pork, pasta, pulses, vegetables, baby diapers, personal hygiene products and detergents.

– Raising wages above the minimum wage to protect the purchasing power of low- and middle-income households.

– The return of the gift of the holidays and the leave allowance to the pre-memorandum levels for the public and the wider public sector.

– The calculation of the time period 2012-2023 for the increase of the salary of the employees of the private sector, due to the three years.

– The immediate restoration of the determination of the minimum wage by employees and employers and the restoration of all priorities of collective labor law.

– Intensive checks to protect workers from work accidents”.

At the same time, the LET’S GO addresses a call to struggle to all labor unions.

As it states, today, February 28, 2024, “it is one year since the crime in Tempe, which claimed the lives of 57 of our fellow human beings, most of them students and young children, causing untold grief throughout the country and a permanent-open wound in dozens families”.

At the same time, as announced, PAME, with the slogan “Their profits or our lives”, claims the following:

“- Substantial wage increases. Repeal anti-labor laws and restore collective bargaining to unions.

– Increase of the minimum wage to 900 euros. Wage adjustment clause based on inflation.

– Universal reset of the three years, incorporating the period 2012-2023.

– Restoring the principle of the most favorable contract, of retroactive effect.

– Restoration of Christmas and Easter gifts to civil servants.

– Unemployment benefit at 80% of the minimum wage for all unemployed.

– Stable job with rights, 7 hours-5 days-35 hours. No tolerance for worker-killing hours, flexible working arrangements and unpaid overtime.

– Cheap electricity, with the abolition of indirect taxes (VAT and excise duty) and ceilings on energy and fuel prices. Abolition of the Energy Exchange.

– Abolition of VAT and ceilings on the prices of consumer products, such as food, baby items, personal hygiene items, etc.

– Tax-free limit of 12,000 euros, increased by 3,000 euros for each child. Abolition of subsistence allowances.

– Abolition of ENFIA for working households.

– Do not pass the reactionary bill on private universities, no thought of revising Article 16. Exclusively public and free modern studies, ensuring free food and accommodation for students.

– Ensuring by the state of free, complete and unhindered medical care and hospitalization for all. Free of charge all medical, diagnostic, laboratory, preventive tests, all medicines and vaccines. Not to close or merge any department, clinic, hospital and Health Center. In addition, to fully reopen the hospitals, all the structures that were closed due to cuts.

– Decisive strengthening of state funding for Health, Education, Welfare, municipal social policy services, for protection against natural disasters. Mass recruitment of permanent staff in all these critical areas.

– Stop the auctions. Rent subsidy by expanding the inclusion criteria and increasing the subsidy”.

PAME calls for a gathering in Propylaia, at 10:30 am.

Also, the Federation of Banking Organizations of Greece (ΟΟΕ) announced a 24-hour nationwide strike for today, February 28, 2024.