Bosses open fire on migrant workers in Greece
Submitted by Thrasybulus on Apr 18 2013 21:20
More than twenty migrant workers were injured when their bosses fired on them with shotguns on Wednesday.
Bosses at a strawberry farm in Manolada, Ileia opened fire on workers demanding back pay on Wednesday afternoon. More than 20 people were wounded and taken to hospital after the attack. The majority of the workers were immigrants from Bangladesh.
Greek islands against the Golden Dawn
Submitted by Thrasybulus on Apr 4 2013 10:56
Residents of Crete and Thasos have recently stopped Golden Dawn activities in separate incidents on the Greek islands.
Members of the far-right party Golden Dawn(GD) were forced to leave a small village on the island of Thasos at the weekend. GD representatives had come to the village of Potamia on Sunday with the aim of handing out food exclusively to Greeks.
Greece: Social explosion?
Submitted by Thrasybulus on Mar 3 2013 17:58
As the president of Greece becomes the latest person to predict a 'social explosion' in Greece it seems a good idea to ask the question: Are we likely to see an escalation of social unrest as the crisis continues?
Quote:
“We are faced with a societal explosion if any more pressure is put on society,”
Factory in Greece resumes production under workers' control
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 25 2013 18:13
Production at the bankrupt Vio.Me building supplies firm has resumed under control of the workers.
After 3 days of intense mobilization, the factory of Vio.Me. started production under workers' control on 12 February. It is the first experiment in industrial self-management in crisis-stricken Greece, and the workers of Vio.Me. are confident this is going to be only the first in a series of such endeavors.
Greece: Mining compound attacked
Submitted by Thrasybulus on Feb 18 2013 14:52
Over the weekend a group of people carried out an attack against a controversial mine in northern Greece causing significant damage to vehicles and mining equipment.
On Sunday morning a group of 40-50 people raided the compound of the mining company Hellenic Gold in Skouries, northern Greece, and set fire to some vehicles and equipment. The raid, which caused a substantial amount of damage, was another act in the continuing resistance to the environmentally destructive gold mines in this area.
Factory in Greece starts production under workers' control
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 11 2013 11:40
Striking workers at the Vio.Me factory in Thessaloniki, Greece who have not been paid since May 2011 have decided to restart production under workers' control on 12 February 2013.
With unemployment climbing to 30%, workers’ income reaching zero, sick and tired of big words, promises and more taxes, unpaid since May 2011 and currently withholding their labour, with the factory abandoned by the employers, the workers of Vio.Me.
Protesters storm government offices in Greece
Submitted by working class s... on Jan 30 2013 16:59
Today scores of people protesting against austerity occupied the offices of the Greek Labour Minister. The occupation ended after two hours - following violent clashes with the police
Hundreds of supporters gathered outside the offices with banners, and chanted “We are not clients, we are workers”… this is in response to comments recently made by the minister, who claimed that the Greek social security system was founded on clientism.
Athens metro workers forced back to work
Submitted by Thrasybulus on Jan 29 2013 12:27
The Greek government has forced an end to a nine day public transport strike which brought parts of Athens to a standstill.
Over the weekend the Greek government forced an end to a nine day transport strike which brought much of Athens to a standstill. The union representing the Athens' metro workers called the strike in opposition to wage reductions which are demanded by the Troika(EU-IMF- European Central Bank).
PM's office fired upon in Athens
Submitted by Thrasybulus on Jan 14 2013 10:41
Early this morning the main office of governmental party New Democracy was fired upon with an AK47. This is the latest in a series of attacks on political and media targets in the last few days.
In the early hours of this morning shots were fired at the main office of the government party New Democracy in central Athens. Media reports claim that around 9 shots were fired at the building which was empty at the time. At least one of the shots hit the Prime Minster's office itself.
Battle for the squats in Athens
Submitted by Thrasybulus on Jan 11 2013 13:56
The battle against the eviction of squats in Greece heats up as more occupations are attacked and dozens arrested.
There now seems little doubt that the Greek state is carrying out a sizeable and sustained assault on squats and the anarchists movement in general. In the last weeks as well as Villa Amalias, two other squats in central Athens have been attacked by police forces.
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