News strikes scheduled for Thursday 16.03, against the backdrop of the railway tragedy in Tempe. ADEDY is calling for a rally in Klatmonos Square at 11:00 am, and the Athens Labor Center, which has decided to take part in the 24-hour strike announced by the GSEE, is calling for a rally in Syntagma Square at 11:00 am. the ships also remain on Thursday, as the PNO will also take part in the strike.

Summon ADEDY

Executive committee ADEDIin accordance with the permission received from the General Council, decided to call a 24-hour nationwide strike of civil servants on Thursday, March 16, 2023, combining the voice of civil servants with the opinion of private sector workers.

At the same time, ADEDY calls for participation in the meeting, which will take place at Klatmonos Square at 11:00 am.

“In connection with the general strike, we demand that the real perpetrators of the Tempe crime be brought to the surface and that responsibility be placed on those responsible, and that the policy of privatization, commercialization and the operation of public services, private economic criteria should be stopped. We also demand that the protection of work and life cease to be seen as a cost. Tempe’s crime will not be solved. We demand the life we ​​deserve, a life with modern rights, a better future for us and our children,” ADEDY said in a statement and calls on ADEDY prefectural departments, in cooperation with Labor Centers and primary associations, to organize relevant meetings and actions in their cities.

Calling the Labor Center of Athens

The Athens Labor Center, after an extraordinary board meeting, decided to participate in the 24-hour nationwide strike announced by the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) on Thursday, March 16, 2023, as well as in the strike rally. at Syntagma Square, at 11 am.

“All our lives matter and voices must not be silenced. The tragic accident in Tempe, at least 57 dead and 4 injured, who are struggling to survive in the intensive care unit, does not let the anger subside. Society, workers and students across the country, we mourn and demand accountability and transparency so that everything governments have been hiding is now revealed. We demand to put an end to pathogens and that the state take care of the safe movement of citizens. The collective demand of all citizens is that transport services, which are a vital public good, safely and respectfully serve the health and safety of the public and workers,” the Athens Labor Center said in a statement, adding:

“We demand and demand from transport workers and travelers:

– Immediate and deep attribution of responsibility for the tragedy in Tempe.

– Public, modern, safe and cheap public transport.

– Strict security controls.

– Compliance of the state and the employer for compliance with safety regulations.

– Immediate reopening with the restoration of the railway infrastructure and the adoption of measures for the safe rerouting of mainline and commercial trains.

– Completion of projects for the modernization of telemechanics and secondary control systems.

– Strict observance of legislation in the field of labor protection and safety in transport.

“Direct application of European safety standards.”

PNO: Participation in the GSEE 24-hour nationwide strike.

His participation in the GSEE 24-hour nationwide strike on Thursday, March 16, was accepted at today’s meeting of the administration of the Panhellenic Maritime Federation. It is expected that in connection with the mobilization of coastal navigation vessels will remain in the parking lot in all ports of the country. Mobilization starts at 00.01 am on Thursday and ends at 24.00 am on the same day.

PNO, in its statement, reiterating its firm and stable position regarding the safety of maritime transport and the protection of human life at sea, demands the repeal and amendment of Law 4150/2013 with regard to special – reduced organic compounds and the need to create a new legal framework, meeting today’s real needs of ships and navigation.

With information from APE-MPE