With the PAME's meeting started at 10:00 in the morning of Thursday, 06/05, the industrial action against the labour bill of Kostis Hatzidakis, which sets new standards in labour relations and effectively abolishes the 8-hour working day.
With the central slogan «No to the working Middle Ages, hands off the 8-hour working day», the ADEDY, the ECA, trade unions and trade unions also gathered from 11:00 at the Klathmonos Square in the direction of the march towards Syntagma.
The Panhellenic Music Association arrives at Syntagma with the musical accompaniment of the song “One the swallow” #Struck_6May #Protomaya pic.twitter.com/qgE6gVTHMz
- Manos Anastasiou (@manast90) May 6, 2021
The appointment for the joint strike mobilisation was made in at 11 am at Claythmonos Square by the Athens Labour and Employment Centre of Athens (ADEDY). The huge march was attended by trade unions and labour organisations, student associations, anti-authoritarian collectives and thousands of workers from all sectors.
The rally is attended by both the SYRIZA as well as the MERA 25. For the opposition party, both the president and former prime minister are present, Alexis Tsipras, as well as influential party members such as Euclid Tsakalotos, Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, Nikos Pappas, Panos Skourletis, Yannis Mouzalas and Thanos Moraitis.
Alexis Tsipras at the march #Programme for 2021 #SYRIZA #MayDay2021 pic.twitter.com/0QzLoU0QMM
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«While around the world the pandemic is leading governments to realize that the needs of the people, human life it is over profits, in Greece the Mitsotakis government is moving in the exact opposite direction,» Alexis Tsipras said in his statement.
The government is «attempting to use the pandemic as an opportunity to imposes the most unpopular the most reactionary has ever brought Greek government», added the president of SYRIZA - PS.
«The response of the workers today with their mass participation in the strike is a message: this will be a a leading battle in defence of the right of the workers and the popular majority to life and dignity. And we will fight this battle to the end,» said Alexis Tsipras, President of SYRIZA - Progressive Alliance, with emphasis.
«The battle for the defence of the right to life is at the top»
Statement by Alexis Tsipras from the rally against the abolition of the 8-hour working dayRead morehttps://t.co/HMWOFch9LQ#Struck_6May #Tsipras pic.twitter.com/HWpmPbLJOl
- The AYGI (@AvgiOnline) May 6, 2021
The Secretary General of the C.E. of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoubas, who also attended, said: «After a decade of continuous anti-labour measures by the governments of ND, PASOK, SYRIZA, the current government comes to deliver a crushing blow to all workers» rights. We are all here today united, because we are fighting to abolish all the anti-worker laws of ND, PASOK and SYRIZA. Because we refuse the 10-hour work. Because we must not table this Hatzidakis bill. Because we defend trade union action and freedom for all workers.
How the public transport will move
Specifically, today, Thursday, the Metro (lines 2 & 3) and the line of ICSP. Also handbrake will be pulled for 24 hours the trolleybus and tram. In Suburban, the traffic will be interrupted between 10:00 - 13:00 due to a work stoppage of the staff.
The only things on the roads today will be buses.
Bound ships and flight modifications on planes
At the same time, 24-hour nationwide strike in all categories ships decided by the managements of 13 seafarers' unions for Thursday, 6 May. In cancellations and modifications of flights of SKY express, Aegean and Olympic Air move forward because of Air Traffic Controllers' work stoppage in conjunction with the OSEPA stoppage from 11:00 to 15:00, participating in the general strike of ADEDY.
Mobilisations by NHS workers
The Health Centres, the ambulance service and the public hospitals are expected to operate with security personnel hospitals, while the ADEDY strike will also affect the workers in local government and other public services such as tax offices.
