On Sunday 08 May, Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras fast tracked a vote by parliament on pension reforms. On the eve of an important Eurogroup meeting, Athens is striving to look good so that its creditors rapidly release a third tranche of funds (€86 billion).
Unions quickly reacted to Thursday 05 May’s announcement of the fast-track vote by parliament that was set for Sunday. The country’s major private sector union confederation GSEE, the public sector union Adedy along with many other organizations representing independent workers, researchers, doctors, and journalists called for a 48-hour general strike on Friday 06 May and Saturday 07 May. This marks the fourth general strike since Alexis Tsipras’ reelection in September 2015 and one that was we
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