“Labor May Day is a day of memory and struggle. We honor the victims of the workers ‘struggle for workers’ workers today, but at the same time we are still claiming the strengthening of the rights of workers and the whole world of labor today, “said SYRIZA President Socrates Famelos, who participated in the mobilizations and celebrations.

“The strike is a right, but Mr Mitsotakis is doing her wrongdoing, and does the unions. It is challenging that the day before Labor May Day was fired the previous chairman of the drivers because he was nominated for his trade union elections … We do not forget that Kostas Genidounias was the one who sent the out -of -court safety in the railways. ”

“Two things I want to say, clearly: The dismissal of Mr. Genidounia, first, first, the right to trade unionism, which is democracy, and secondly, the right of the opinion that Mr Genidounia did many times for the safety of the train and the railway. For Mr Mitsotakis in Greece, one cannot have the right to trade unionism and the right to opinion. We not only claim, but we are guaranteed here on the sidewalk and the right to trade unionism and the right to opinion. SYRIZA-PS guarantees, with its attitude of democracy and freedom of speech for all, ”the SYRIZA president stressed.

Asked if he would be vindictive to Mr Genidounia’s dismissal, Socrates Famellos replied:

“It is clear and revengeful and threatening. The dismissal of the HELLENIC TRAIN is at the same time a threatening message of blackmail and authoritarianism for all workers to avoid union. The response of workers, with our support and our own and I believe in all society, is more trade unionism, more rights, more claims. ”