Complaints of employee intimidation ahead of the nationwide strike

A series of complaints have surfaced recently from workers facing pressure from employers not to participate in the nationwide strike on Friday.

According to a report by “ThessToday“, in Thessaloniki, businesses are requiring employees to submit a statement of responsibility if they want to join the Friday strike for Tempi, even claiming that “the strike is unrelated to work, we are a family.”

Speaking to ThessToday, the president of the Thessaloniki Union of Tourism and Catering Workers, Giorgos Branika, called the employers’ actions “illegal,” emphasizing that “it is every worker’s right to choose to strike, and no one can forbid it.”

Authorities consider these tactics “illegal,” as it is every worker’s right to strike.

In Patras, the workers’ center condemned the arrest of two employees who informed their colleagues about the February 28th strike and the dismissal of a worker who was fired as soon as she declared her intention to strike.

In a statement, the center described the action as an “attempt to intimidate and suppress the actions of trade unions defending workers’ rights.”

An increasing number of collective organizations are joining the Friday strike rallies for Tempi, marking two years since the tragedy.

Both ADEDY (Supreme Administration of Greek Civil Servants’ Trade Unions) and GSEE (General Confederation of Greek Workers) have called for a 24-hour strike on February 28, with several unions following suit.