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British trade union leader backs Greek cleaners

         Frances O’Grady, General Secretary of the British Trades Union Congress has expressed the solidarity of its 6 million members with the struggle of 595 women cleaners battling for their jobs. O’ Grady said, ‘I send solidarity to you and your … Continue reading →

Stand in Solidarity with the 595 Women Cleaners in London Saturday September 20th

The year long campaign of resistance by 595 sacked cleaners has attracted mass public support in Greece, the issue becoming symbolic of the resistance to austerity and privatisation. Read more here Support their campaign – send a message of solidarity. Visit … Continue reading →

Some news 31 August 2014

    (a) Latest Opinion Polls: Unpublished opinion polls during the summer indicated that Syriza was surging ahead. On 30th August the first official opinion poll for more than a month confirmed this trend. The unadjusted (for those who won’t say, won’t … Continue reading →

Women Cleaners become the soul of resistance to austerity policies of government and Troika

                     After 11 months of bitter struggle,  595 public sector cleaners, all women, have become the embodiment and the soul of the most ferocious resistance against the politics of austerity in Greece, having dared to confront the power of … Continue reading →

State doctors appeal against salary cuts

Doctors at Greek state hospitals are lodging a mass  appeal against cuts to their salaries that have been imposed as part of  troika-mandated reforms over the past two years. The union representing doctors at public hospitals  in Athens and Piraeus … Continue reading →

‘Scandalous’ court verdict condemned after acquittal of farmers who shot 28 migrant fruit pickers

The Guardian newspaper reported (31.7.2014) on the Greek court’s decision and the outrage it has caused across the country. ‘A Greek court’s decision to acquit farmers who admitted shooting 28 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers when they asked for months of back … Continue reading →

Europe against Austerity – Public Meeting Friday July 4th 2014 London

People from seven European countries came together at a meeting in London convened by the Greece Solidarity Campaign to discuss the outcomes of the recent European elections. Marina Prentoulis of the Greek radical left coalition Syriza and GSC opened the … Continue reading →

Syriza, the radical left anti-austerity party, tops Greek Euro-elections

Syriza – the party campaigning for a radical left alternative to the neoliberal politics of austerity imposed by the Troika and Greek government – topped the European elections with 26.57% showing a huge increase in support. See the full detail here.   They … Continue reading →

Cancelling Greek Debt is an Overdue Necessity

                                                                                         Cancelling the majority of the Greek sovereign debt is an overdue necessity. This was the conclusion of a European conference on debt held in Athens at the start of May 2014. The concluding statement published by the Greek Debt … Continue reading →

SOLIDARITY WITH THE GREEK PEOPLE

Report of the Annual General Meeting of the Greece Solidarity Campaign published by the Labour Representation Committee. By Barbara Humphries. The first AGM of the Greece Solidarity Campaign (GSC) took place at the UNITE headquarters on Saturday 1st March. The … Continue reading →