Greek Bank Union to strike for the 3 dead workers
solidarity sid | 05.05.2010 23:19 | Other Press | Workers' Movements
I know this is from a corporate source but its very important news showing the workers know where to place the blame.
The government and the management
It also appears to back up the statement from the co-worker of the victims.at the Marfin Egnatia bank
The government and the management
It also appears to back up the statement from the co-worker of the victims.at the Marfin Egnatia bank
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100505-714480.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines ATHENS (Dow Jones)--Greece's bank workers union, OTOE, said it will stage a 24-hour strike Thursday in memory of three bank employees who were killed during a violent protest over recent government austerity measures.
"The tragic events that ended the lives of three colleagues is a sad consequence of the anti-popular measures which led to an uprising of popular rage and the protest of hundreds of thousands of workers," OTOE said in a statement late Wednesday.
The statement blamed both the government for underestimating the popular opposition to the measures, and the management of Greece's banks who frown on their employees taking part in strikes.
On Sunday, the Greek government announced some EUR30 billion in austerity measures in exchange for an EUR110 billion loan from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
Union website: www.otoe.gr
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