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Collapse of public and private sector

 

Complete collapse is expected for tomorrow in both the public and the private sectors, due to the 24hr panhellenic strike by GSEE and ADEDY. Serious problems for transportation, aviation, hospitals, schools, universities, ports and courts.

OSE and suburban trains will remain docked, as the Panhellenic Federation of Railroad workers decided to take part in the strike.

The meeting of ETHEL workers, regarding their course of action, concluded late Monday afternoon but without a specific decision.

Metro workers are also heading toward a strike, but receive proposals from unions to operate in the crucial hours to help people reach the centre of Athens and take part in the demonstration.

Serious problems are also expected in flights, as Air Traffic Controlers decided to join the strike. Aegean Airlines has already announced that all its flights for Wednesday are cancelled, while changes should be expected for Tuesday as well.

Public hospitals will operate under emergency stuff as doctors and workers are taking part in the 24hr strike, protesting against redundancy and cuts in wages and pensions. Personnel from Health Centres, EKAB, Treatment Centers for Chronic Diseases and Health Care Services, will also join in.

Problems will arise for ports too, as the Federation of Port Employees (OMYLE) and the Dockworkers Union will strike as well. Since mid September, OMYLE has announced that ports are operating with grave staff shortages on a daily basis and are not funded by the state budget.

Many problems are expected for schools as well, since teachers have decided to participate in tomorrow’s demonstrations and those at October 19. TEI teachers will also join them, protesting about shortages in temporary teaching staff, and requesting the appointment of all elected members of teaching staff that are waiting for the past two years, and the immediate announcement of the vacated positions due to retirement.

By decision of the steering committee of the Association of Lawyers, they will also participate in the nationwide strike. They complain about “the imposition of trade tax fee, special contribution fee, the supposed release of the legal profession, the imposition of objective criteria for taxation, the reduction of the tax free threshold and the 23% VAT tax.”

Stores will shut down as ESEE calls all traders to participate in the demonstrations that commence tomorrow Wednesday and will peak on October 19.