Articles from Greece
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 September 2013 Greece: Teachers’ ongoing strike to protest attacks on public education
Greek teachers have been on strike since 16 September in a campaign to have their demands met by public authorities. After a five–days rolling strike, the general assembly of OLME (Greek Federation of Secondary Education State School Teachers) called on educators to follow the strike action until 24 September.
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 September 2013 ETUCE Workshop in Athens on ICT and Early school leaving
On Friday, 20th September 2013, ETUCE organizes a workshop on how to prevent early school leaving through the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
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Standards and working conditions 13 September 2013 Greek teachers’ strikes as of 16 September 2013
OLME launched a five–days rolling strike as of September 16th following the decision of the teachers’ general assemblies. At the end of each 5 days strike the teachers’ general assemblies will take stock of the situation and then decide on the course of the strike action.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 August 2013 Greece: Sign union petition to save public education
The Greek Federation of Secondary State School Teachers (OLME), one of EI’s national affiliates, has organised an online petition to protest against the planned suspension and dismissal of Greek teachers.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 July 2013 Greece: Multi-bill threatens vocational education
On 17 July, a multi-bill is expected to pass at the Greek Parliament under which more than 4,000 state employees, including teachers, are facing dismissal this year. EI’s affiliate, the Greek federation of secondary education state school teachers, OLME, has warned that over 2,500 teachers are facing an eight-month suspension...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 May 2013 Greece: solidarity with teachers as their trade union rights are undermined
EI and its European organisation, the ETUCE, have expressed solidarity with Greek teachers and their union in their call to maintain their right to strike. EI General Secretary Fred Van Leeuwen has formally asked the Greek Prime Minister Samaras to uphold the civil rights of teachers in the interests of...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 September 2012 Greece: solidarity with educators hit by harsh austerity measures
EI’s European Region, the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) has issued a Statement on Greece. At its meeting on 17 September, the ETUCE Bureau expressed its solidarity with Greek teacher, in relation to their announced general strike on 26 September.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 February 2012 Greece: Austerity measures put trade union rights at considerable risk
EI and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) have condemned the latest developments in the negotiation between the national government and the Troika (European Commission, European Central Bank [ECB], and International Monetary Fund [IMF]) that would smash minimum wages, collective agreements and rights in Greece.
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Standards and working conditions 11 October 2011 Greece: Teachers on strike against austerity
Greek teachers have joined other public sector workers from all over the country to take part in strike action this week to protest against radical cuts that have been proposed by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund and implemented by the Greek government.
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Standards and working conditions 8 August 2011 Greece: Teachers plan new strikes for September
Teachers and university professors in Greece are planning a new wave of strikes in September after seeing their pay and benefits cut by the equivalent of two months of pay a year. Hundreds of thousands of people, including teachers, have been demonstrating on the streets of Greece over the last...
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 July 2011 Greece: Teachers under attack as violence erupts
Members of Greek teachers’ unions clashed with police forces yesterday as they protested against a set of draconian budget cuts that were approved by parliament on Wednesday. The demonstration was led by the Greek Federation of Secondary State School Teachers (OLME) and the Greek Primary Teachers Federation (DOE) and took...
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Standards and working conditions 28 June 2011 Greece: Teachers join two day general strike
The EI General Secretary has met with Greek teachers who are set to be among thousands of public and private sector workers who are taking part in a 48-hour general strike in Greece this week as the parliament prepares for a key vote on tough austerity measures.
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Union growth 25 February 2011 Greece: Teacher unions join forces to fight neo-liberal policies
The Greek Federation of Secondary Education School Teachers (OLME) and the Primary Education Teachers’ Federation (DOE) are protesting against austerity measures which are damaging education by holding a 48-hour strike.
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Union growth 21 May 2010 EI supports Greek General Strike: cuts won't create growth
EI has expressed solidarity with the unions' General Strike in Greece on 20 May, 2010, against the austerity measures that the government is under pressure to impose in exchange for a multi-billion Euro international aid package.
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Union growth 6 May 2010 EI and ETUCE express solidarity with Greek Unions
Education International and the European Trade Union Committee for Education have issued full support and solidarity to the Greek teaching unions, OLME and DOE, in their struggle to protect teachers’ salaries and pensions in order to maintain standards of living.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 April 2007 Greece: EI condemns use of violence against teachers and students
EI sent a strong message to the Greek Minister of National Education and Religious Affairs on 4 April, condemning the use of violence by the police against teacher unionists and students during their demonstration on 8 March.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 January 2007 Greece: Pan-Hellenic strike on 10 Jan against privatisation of higher education
EI affiliates Didaskalikeh Omospondia Elladas (DOE) - the Greek Primary Teachers' Federation and the Omospondÿa Leitourgÿn Mÿsehÿ Ekpaÿdeysehÿ (OLME) - the Federation of Secondary School Teachers of Greece, will be participating in a "pan-Hellenic strike" against the privatisation of higher education in the country.
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Standards and working conditions 16 October 2006 Greek primary school teachers' strike enters its fifth week
Members of EI affiliate the Didaskalikeh Omospondia Elladas (DOE) - the Greek Primary Teachers' Federation initiated a strike action on 18 September this year after several demonstrations in the capital Athens. Pre-primary and primary school teachers in the country are demanding an increase of their minimum wage from 950 to...
Greek primary school teachers' strike enters its fifth week