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Post by blindpig » Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:59 pm

Greeks protest docking of US warship
The USS Gerald Ford is docked at the Souda Port in Chania, which serves as a prominent naval base for the United States and its NATO allies in the eastern Mediterranean

December 29, 2023 by Peoples Dispatch

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On Thursday, December 28, anti-imperialists in Greece protested the docking of the US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford at the Souda Port in Chania. The mobilization, called by the Peace Committee and labor unions in Chania, saw participation from activists of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), the Greek Committee for International Détente and Peace (EEDYE), the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE), and All Workers Militant Front (PAME), among others.

Activists held a banner that read “There is no place here for murderers! US and NATO soldiers are not welcome!” The aircraft carrier docked at the port on December 26 and is scheduled to leave on December 30.

Anti-imperialist sections have been protesting the conservative Kyriakos Mitsotakis-led New Democracy (ND) government’s decision to participate in the NATO war alliance and the access granted to US-NATO forces to use Greek airstrips and ports for their maneuvers in the Mediterranean.

The US-Greek defense cooperation agreement updated in 2019 included the upgrading of the Souda base and its integration into the existing circuit of bases which the US can access, apart from those in Larissa, Stefanovikeio, Magnesia, Araxos, and Alexandroupolis port. Currently, Souda base serves as a prominent naval base for the United States in the eastern Mediterranean.

While addressing the mobilization in Chania on Thursday, Manolis Papadomanolakis, chairman of the Chania Peace Committee alleged that “the Greek government supports in all ways the murderous hand of the Israeli state, along with the other parties of NATO, at the risk of a general conflagration.” He added that the expansion of NATO’s bases had turned the country into a base of war and a possible target of reprisals.

Communists and trade unionists have also opposed Greece’s involvement in ongoing wars in Ukraine and West Asia. Recently, KKE protested the government’s decision to send a Hellenic Navy Frigate to the Red Sea to join the US-led “Operation Prosperity Guardian” to counter the Yemeni naval blockade against Israel led by the Ansar Allah (Houthis).

Meanwhile, on December 28, a Greek-owned cargo ship sailing under the Panamanian flag in the Black Sea en route to Ismail port in Ukraine was struck allegedly by a Russian naval mine, slightly injuring two Greek sailors.

The KKE has stated that the incident “confirms once again the enormous risks to the lives of seafarers in war zones.”

“It is tragically proven that in the “arena” of shipowners’ profit, safety is sacrificed first and foremost, and sometimes the very lives of the workers on board ships. Imperialist conflicts around the world are a goldmine for shipowners who see huge opportunities for profitability,” the KKE added.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/12/29/ ... s-warship/

Much more likely that was an Ukrainian mine.

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Any kind of Greece’s involvement in imperialist plans must stop immediately!

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In a comment on the dispatch of a Greek frigate to the Red Sea, the Press Office of the CC of the KKE stresses the following:

“The dispatch of a Greek frigate to the Red Sea, under the pretext of the safety of maritime navigation and protection of merchant ships, involves the country even more deeply in the dangerous imperialist plans, which at this stage are directly linked to the support of the murderous policy of the Israeli state.

Both this mission and other missions of Greek warships in the Eastern Mediterranean and elsewhere, carried out in the framework of NATO operations, show the real purpose of the acquisition of warships and other armament programmes, which the Greek people are dearly paying for.

Greek ships or other military units have no business taking part in missionsthat have nothing to do with the defence of the country and the protection of its borders.Any kind of Greece’s involvement in imperialist plans must stop immediately!”

22.12.2023

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The KKE denounces the destruction of a monument to the Red Army in Sofia

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The KKE denounces the unacceptable desecration and destruction of the anti-fascist monument in honour of the liberating Red Army in Sofia in the strongest possible terms.

The destruction of the monument, which was set up in 1954, ten years after the liberation of Bulgaria by the Red Army and the armed Bulgarian anti-fascist movement led by the communists, is another link in the chain of destruction of similar monuments in many European countries. It is a destruction carried out by anti-popular governments with the backing of the EU, which is leading the anti-communist campaign and the unhistorical equation of communism with fascism.

The unacceptable Russian invasion of Ukraine, in the context of the inter-imperialist conflict between capitalist Russia and the USA-NATO-EU, is being skilfully exploited, together with the unrealistic comparison of the USSR with today’s Russia, to tear down anti-fascist monuments in many countries in Europe, aiming to rewrite history and to erase the heroic contribution of the Red Army and the Soviet Union to the crushing of fascism, which is flesh of the flesh of the capitalist system and was defeated thanks to the enormous sacrifices of the first socialist state, the USSR and the armed partisan movements.

The KKE condemns these efforts and calls upon the peoples in Europe to react decisively against these objectives and practices.

The rewriting of history will fail!

Long live the enormous contribution of the Red Army to humanity!

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Post by blindpig » Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:08 pm

Greek Farmers Protest Over High Production Costs in Athens

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Greek farmers take part in a protest in Athens, Greece, on Feb. 20, 2024. | Photo: Xinhua

Published 21 February 2024 (2 hours 52 minutes ago)

"No farmers, no food, no future," farmers chanted after weeks of symbolic blockades in national highways and border crossings.


On Tuesday, thousands of farmers protested in the center of Athens over increased production costs, requesting more state aid to stay in business.

"No farmers, no food, no future," farmers chanted after several weeks of symbolic blockades in national highways and border crossings, driving some 150 tractors in front of the parliament. The mobilizations of farmers in many European countries this winter is a battle for survival, unionists said.

"They force us to leave our land. Let us make a living," said Paschalis, one of the protesters who intend to stay in the streets of Athens overnight.

In 2023, electricity costs increased by 84 percent, and the prices of fertilizers have also skyrocketed, local media quoted Giannis Vagkos, one of the unionists, as saying.

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Farmers' unions have had several rounds of talks lately with the Greek government. The government has announced a package of measures aimed at easing farmers' burden, including immediate compensations for damages from natural disasters, as well as lower prices and tax relief for electricity and fuel used in the primary sector.

But protesters said the measures were inadequate to help them continue cultivating their fields. They ask for more generous discounts in energy costs; more subsidies on supplies, fertilizers and animal feed; more protection of domestic production from "unfair competition" by stopping the labelling of non-Greek-made produce as Greek.

And 54 percent of people supported their call for more aid, according to an opinion poll released on Monday on local Action 24 television channel. But the government said that currently, there is no fiscal room to give more.

On Tuesday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with visiting European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and discussed a series of issues, including the demonstrations of farmers from France to Poland and Greece in recent weeks.

"They are making many requests, which I think are fair, about the speed of green transition in the primary sector," Mitsotakis said during the meeting.

"It is important to address this pan-European situation and make it clear that we intend to leave nobody behind," said Metsola.

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The GS of the CC of the KKE stands by the side of farmers

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Blocking dozens of traffic arteries with thousands of tractors, the poor and middle-sized farmers in Greece are fighting for their future. They struggle to prevent their total extinction, to be able to continue ploughing and cultivating their fields and producing good and cheap food for all the people.

On Thursday 8/2/24, starting from the morning until late at night, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, GS of the CC of the KKE, visited 9 junctions in Central Greece and Thessaly, where farmers’ roadblocks have been set up. The farmers gave a warm welcome to the GS of the CC of the KKE.

Dimitris Koutsoumbas made many stops on his tour and spoke to the assembled crowd of farmers, wishing them strength, health and successful struggles. “You are waging a just struggle, with just demands. You know that, from the first moment, the cadres and members of the KKE, its MPs, MEPs, municipal and regional councillors have stood by your side and will continue doing so”. The GS of the KKE pointed out that “our country has rich soil and favourable climate conditions that can be utilized. It has farmers with experience, with strong hands and minds; young people who want to stay in their hometown, take over from the older generation and cultivate their land so that the people can enjoy quality and cheap produce. However, this is not possible, because the few have different plans. Big traders, industrialists, monopolies and energy cartels are to blame. All the wealth goes to them, who reap all the profits and get all the funding”.

D. Koutsoumbas also referred to the responsibility of all the ruling parties so far, who have adopted the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and praised the EU. “The EU has proven to be a snake pit. It is an obstacle to the development of Greek agricultural production, the Greek farmers, and the workers as a whole”.

“The real opposition is not expressed in the National or the European Parliament. The real opposition is expressed here in the roadblocks, in the streets of struggle. Because, after all, we can live without the blackmail of traders, middlemen and industrialists. The farmers can live without the constant harassment from the tax authorities or the banks. The farmers and our people can live without the restrictions imposed by the EU and the CAP”, noted D. Koutsoumbas.

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Post by blindpig » Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:26 pm

Massive police crackdown on student organizers in Greece met with widespread condemnation

Student youth groups across Greece have been protesting against the conservative government’s plan to allow foreign private universities to set up branches in the country

March 18, 2024 by Peoples Dispatch

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Mitsotakis has tried to justify the police crackdown on students by stating that the government doesn't tolerate lawlessness in universities (Photo: via 902.gr)

Student-youth groups and working people in Greece have condemned the crackdown unleashed by riot police on the students of the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki on March 16. On Saturday, police raided the Faculty of Sciences of the university. They arrested 49 students, who had been protesting the conservative New Democracy (ND) government’s bid to allow foreign private universities to set up branches in the country.

Various groups including the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), All Workers’ Militant Front (PAME), Communist Youth of Greece (KNE), Students’ Struggle Front (MAS), Greek Women’s Federation (OGE), teachers’ unions and parents’ associations have accused Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of retaliating against the mass student movement against his plans for foreign private universities, which students say will devalue public university degrees.

Students’ associations in universities and groups, including Panspoudastiki KS and Students’ Struggle Front (MAS), have been occupying universities across the country, demanding the government withdraw the bill introduced to allow the establishment of private universities.

Students have stated that the entry of private universities will lead to a two-tier system in higher education. They argue that private universities will be unaffordable and inaccessible for students from lower-income households, and will downgrade the merit and value of the degrees offered by public institutions.

Meanwhile, Mitsotakis has tried to justify the police crackdown on students by stating that the government doesn’t tolerate lawlessness in universities, and threatened the protesting students with more police actions and dismissals.

On March 17, the press office of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) stated that “the Prime Minister, visibly pressured by the great student mobilizations, resorts to the well-known talk of lawlessness and blind violence in universities. But the real ‘lawlessness’ in universities has the signature of the government.”

“The government’s slander, as well as threats of disciplinary action and expulsions, do not scare students. They expose the very government that has been isolated. That is why it resorts to obscene propaganda to identify the organized student movement with criminal actions,” KNE added.

Earlier, the ND government faced widespread protests from the students and civil society over a controversial decision to place police garrisons inside campuses to increase surveillance.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/03/18/ ... demnation/

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No one should stand idly by and watch! No participation in NATO’s abattoir of war!

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The GS of the CC of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, was the main speaker at the mass rally held by the KKE outside the Greek parliament on Monday 11 March.

In his speech, D. Koutsoumbas called on the people to break the omerta that the New Democracy government and all other parties are trying to impose on the involvement of our country in the imperialist wars raging in the region and in all the dangerous plans of the USA and NATO.

“The message that the New Democracy government and the warmongering EU will receive in the coming elections, should be much more resounding! The only ballot paper that can carry this anti-war message across Europe is that of the KKE”, he stressed.

He called broadly on the workers and youth to refuse to consent to Greece’s participation in the massacre of the Palestinian people. “No participation of the Armed Forces in the massacre in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The Hydra frigate and all Armed Forces on imperialist missions abroad must return home!”, he noted.

Commenting on French President Macron’s hawkish statement about sending European troops to Ukraine, he said:“This is where the insatiable thirst of the capitalists for new profits and the conflict between Russia and the Euro-Atlantic bloc, which is using Ukraine as a spearhead, is leading the peoples. Russia, in turn, acts as a bufferfor the Eurasian camp that is under formation and for China in itsrivalry with the USA for supremacy in the international capitalist system”.

The GS of the CC of the KKE referred in detail to the causes of both the of the Palestinian people by Israel and the causes of the imperialist war in Ukraine, stressing the responsibility of all imperialist powers. Concluding his speech, he highlighted that “Now we must intensify the struggle to prevent the government from sending arms and ammunition, which the Greek people havedearly paid forto be used for the defence of our country but end up on the military fronts of imperialist wars; for the closure of the US bases on Greek soil, namely in Souda, Alexandroupolis and elsewhere,which are turned intolaunching pads for the slaughter of other peoples and into potential targets for retaliation; for the disentanglement ofour country from imperialist war plans and the disengagement from imperialist unions, with the people masters in their own land. Now is the time to say a big NO to the transformation of our country into a spearhead for the imperialist murderous plans of the USA–NATO–EU. Now is the time to say a big YES to the right to live in peace and solidarity with other peoples”.

Dimitris Koutsoumbas stressed that “the rights of the workers and the people areincompatible with the profits of the few. The only dividing line iscapital, the EU and NATO versus the working people and their needs! The final solution lies in the overthrow of the world of exploitation and wars, in the society of true people’s prosperity, solidarity, friendship betweenthe peoples and peace, i.e. socialism!”

The mass rally ofthe KKE began with a speech by Amalia Papasotiriou, an air force officer.Some of the numerous young conscripts who have opposed the deployment of the frigate and the participation in imperialist missions also attended the rally.



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Post by blindpig » Sun Oct 27, 2024 8:02 pm

Workers in Greece mobilize against austerity, announce general strike in November

Workers across Greece in sectors including hospitality, metalwork, transport, and education have launched a wave of strikes demanding an end to austerity policies imposed by the government

October 25, 2024 by Ana Vračar

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Teachers' protest in Athens. Source: PAME International

Strikes swept through Greece in the week of October 21 as workers protested austerity measures imposed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ government. Workers demanded wage increases, strengthened collective agreements, and the reversal of public service reforms, especially in healthcare and education.

Actions across sectors—including in hospitality, metalwork, transport, logistics, and education—built momentum for the November 20 general strike, anticipated to demonstrate the public’s frustration over deteriorating work and living conditions.

Throughout the strikes, workers appealed to the community to support them. Ferry workers called on passengers to stand in solidarity, highlighting that they are currently operating with few teams and in substandard conditions. They stated, “We are fighting for a satisfactory connection to our islands, for cheap and safe ferry transport, all year round.”

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Port workers’ protest. Source: PAME International

Strikes disrupted major hotel services, halted ferry routes, and brought education workers to the streets. In the lead-up to the day of action, the Ministry of Education attempted to block primary education workers from going on strike with a court order. However, this only fueled anger among teachers and pushed workers from other parts of the sector to join. Finally, approximately 3,000 education workers marched through Athens, demanding wage hikes, respect for union activism, and expressing their support for Palestine.

Greek workers have consistently shown solidarity with Palestine, notably blocking arms shipments through ports. In mid-October, dockworkers at Athens’ Piraeus port blocked an ammunition container bound for Israel. Their message was clear: the government should prioritize social services and workers’ rights over war. In line with this, the All-Workers’ Militant Front (PAME) announced that the theme of November’s general strike would be “Out of the war slaughterhouses; fund wages, health, and education instead.”

Read more: Athens dockworkers block ammunition shipment bound for Israel
Actions in Greece have also sparked international support. In a statement to PAME, the Friends of Swazi Freedom emphasized that the workers’ struggle goes beyond economic issues, encompassing a broader fight for national sovereignty and international solidarity with oppressed communities around the world.

As the November 20 general strike approaches, further actions are expected, with construction and delivery workers planning to halt work early in the month. Meanwhile, trade unions are organizing assemblies to galvanize support and prepare members for national action.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/25/ ... -november/

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Escalation of strikes - National general strike on 20 November

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On Wednesday 23 October, thousands of strikers from the sectors of dockers, seamen, hospitality workers and primary and secondary school teachers flooded the streets of Athens, Piraeus and other major cities, escalating the wave of strikes that started last week by health workers and delivery platform workers.

The trade unions and the thousands of strikers have foiled the attempt of the government and the bourgeois state to terrorize the workers with court decisions declaring the strikes "illegal and abusive". The workers' demands are centred on wage increases, the signing of Collective Labour Agreements and opposition to the country's involvement in the US-NATO-EU imperialist interventions in the wider region.

In the next period the wave of strikes will increase, with a strike of construction workers and once again of the delivery platform workers. The mass militant processes and the General Assemblies of the trade unions as well as the informational campaigns in the workplaces will be intensified to bring the country to a standstill on 20 November with the national general strike, under the slogan “Greece out of the slaughterhouses of war, give money for wages, health and education”.



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The KKE commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Athens from the Nazis

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Thousands of people participated in a mass rally, worthy of the historical 80th anniversary of the liberation of Athens from the Nazi occupiers, organized by the KKE on 12 October 2024.

With their presence in the places that were shaken during the liberation, workers, breadwinners, self-employed, women and young people participating in the rally, picked up the thread of history, sending a resounding and timely message that the people, holding their own flag high, can provide a way out of this system of wars and crises. The rally was at the same time a huge red demonstration against the imperialist war and our country's involvement in the criminal plans of the USA - EU - NATO and the murderous state of Israel.

Addressing the event, D. Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the CC of the KKE, referred both to the current developments and to the lessons that the KKE draws from its history and noted, among other things, that "the struggle of the working-class and popular forces must go all the way to the end, to the overthrow of this power that is responsible for the imperialist wars, to the revolutionary conquest of workers' power and the construction of socialism – communism".

The speech was followed by a musical tribute to the struggles of the people. The event closed with the International.



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Post by blindpig » Thu Nov 21, 2024 3:39 pm

General strike brings Greece to a standstill

Thousands of people across Greece joined a general strike and mass protests, demanding action against high living expenses, restrictions on union organizing, and excessive military spending

November 20, 2024 by Ana Vračar

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Source: PAME Greece

Greece was brought to a halt on Wednesday, November 20, as a 24-hour general strike brought workers from across sectors—including education, logistics, construction, public transportation, and health—to the streets of dozens of cities. The mass mobilization, which began early in the morning, followed a media strike on Tuesday that included both public and private outlets.

The striking workers demanded the repeal of anti-worker laws, including measures that extended working hours, and called for wage restoration. Over the past decade, successive governments, most recently led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, have implemented austerity policies under pressure from the European Union and international financial institutions. These policies have led to drastic income reductions, with wages remaining about 14% lower than in 2011, according to trade unions.

Protesters warned that current conditions mean they cannot lead dignified lives. With a minimum wage of approximately 900 euros, they face housing and food costs comparable to those in European countries with higher income. While the government has boasted about recent improvements in unemployment rates, unions highlighted that these figures mask the economy’s heavy reliance on tourism and fail to account for poor working conditions.

Greek unions emphasized that anti-worker legislation has persisted for over a decade, including wage cuts and freezes, extended working hours, and severe restrictions on collective bargaining. These policies have left only a small fraction of workers benefiting from collective agreements. “At the same time, they are further commodifying the functioning of critical sectors such as health, education, energy, water, transport, social security, infrastructure and civil protection services for natural disasters,” stated the All Workers Militant Front (PAME) ahead of the strike. In response, unions demanded guarantees of universal, public, and free education and healthcare, alongside accessible housing solutions.

The push to privatize and commodify basic rights highlights how successive administrations have prioritized fiscal targets over people’s interests. This has led to a situation where financial organizations commend Greece’s economic recovery, while the working class continues to face systemic denial of basic rights. On top of that, Greece has allocated millions of euros to military spending through NATO—a decision that has become a significant point of contention for trade unions.

“We do not accept our basic and daily needs to be sacrificed to give billions to NATO armaments, for missiles, frigates, war planes,” PAME stated. Hundreds of thousands of euros have been allocated for the frigate in the Red Sea—”money that is equivalent to the annual budget of a hospital”—the workers’ organization concluded.

Marches on November 20 highlighted international solidarity as opposed to war and militarization. Palestinian flags were prominently displayed at the rallies, reflecting the longstanding support of Greek workers for the people of Gaza and other occupied territories. Trade unions called for an immediate end to the Israeli genocide against Palestinian and Lebanese people. This message resonated with the general strike’s motto: “Out of the war slaughterhouses; fund wages, health, and education instead.”

“The large participation in the strike and rallies demonstrates the workers’ strong opposition to the government’s anti-people policies and its alignment with business interests,” PAME stated on the day of the strike. The organization reaffirmed its commitment to continue with the mobilizations, aiming to pressure the government to shift its priorities toward addressing workers’ rights and peace.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/20/ ... tandstill/

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A message of workers’ uprising for decent wages and income, against our country’s involvement in the war

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A sea of people flooded the streets of Athens and other cities in Greece on 20 November, 2024.

Thousands of strikers, who took part in the 24-hour national strike of the trade unions of the private and public sectors of the economy, put forward their just demands. They demanded wage increases, money for the public health and education systems and for Greece to get out of the war slaughterhouses.

The strike demonstration in Athens was huge.

The street in front of the Propylaea of the University of Athens, where the rally took place, was packed with people. Immediately afterwards, this human river marched to the Greek Parliament.

The GS of the CC of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, took part in the strike rally at the Propylaea and stressed in the media that “Today the workers all over the country are sending a strong and clear message in all directions: give money for wages, for education, for health and not for the slaughterhouses of war. The effectiveness of this struggle requires continuity, more mass participation of all workers in their unions, organization in an anti-capitalist direction and in an alliance of private and public sector wage earners with the urban and rural middle strata, youth, pensioners, and women”.

“Today’s strike is a message of hope, determination and optimism, and this is how we will continue in the workplaces, in all sectors,” said Giorgos Perros, member of the Secretariat of the All Workers’ MIlitant Front (PAME), in which dozens of sectoral federations and Labour Centres, i.e. local trade union associations from all over the country, that support the class struggle are rallied.

“This is the strength of the organized working class,” he said. “This is the strength of the unions, the new unions that we are establishing day by day. This is the power of the working class. We continue. We will not stop. The path of struggle, of organizing, of fighting for our daily needs is the one that breathes life into us and provides us with a way out,” he pointed out.



"In every workplace and sector, we are contributing to make the current questioning the dominant anti-people policy even stronger. To strengthen the struggle against the anti-people policy of the government, against the whole system of barbarity, exploitation and wars, for the people to become the protagonists, for the life that we deserve, on the path to overthrow the system”, said Nikos Mavrokefalos, member of the Executive Board of the Athens Labour Centre (EKA), i.e. all the trade unions of the Greek capital, speaking at the strike rally. “Now the workers must get a foretaste of the power of organization and struggle in a more determined way. Everyone should join their trade unions. In alliance with the self-employed and the poor farmers, the school and university students,” he said, stressing that “today's strike is not a climax but a stepping stone towards the escalation of the struggle”!

The rally opened with a message from the General Union of Palestinian Workers, which conveyed militant greetings to the Trade Unions of Greece. At the same time, the Union welcomed the support and solidarity of the trade unions of Greece to the Palestinian people who are facing the genocide unleashed against them by Israel and its allies. For the same reason, the rally began with an excerpt from Brecht’s poem “From A German War Primer”, read by Nikos Karagiorgis, president of the Greek Actors’ Union.



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