EAC and port workers declare strike action
Electricity company (EAC) workers decided on Wednesday to stage a two-hour warning strike on the morning of October 24 over various labour matters that remain...
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Impact of Thomas Cook collapse ‘will not be permanent’
With the tourist industry still trying to calculate the cost of Thomas Cook’s demise, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Saturday he did not expect...
Hints of strike action as hoteliers and workers tussle over collective agreements
Unions representing hotel workers were meeting on Friday to discuss how to tackle the impasse caused by hoteliers’ refusal to renew their workers’ collective agreements....
Contractors call on striking labourers to negotiate
Building contractors on Wednesday condemned the 24-hour strike by around 15,000 construction workers, asking them to come back to the negotiating table, while unions threatened...
‘Challenged’ BoC urges staff to limit wage demands
Bank of Cyprus has appealed to its staff to cooperate with management in addressing remaining challenges, including the reform of grading and pay systems, which...
Limassol port workers threaten indefinite strike
Workers at Limassol port threatened on Friday to go on indefinite strike if their demands over collective agreements were not accepted within the next eight...
Limassol port workers declare work stoppage for Friday
Workers at the Limassol port are to go on a two-hour work stoppage on Friday morning to protest over the long delay in reaching an...
May Day marked with appeals for better working conditions
Opposition parties on Monday took the chance to criticise the government ahead of Labour Day, marked annually on May 1, while Sek union called for...
Strike at Episkopi desalination plant called off
The strike at the Episkopi desalination plant in Limassol has been called off following the intervention of Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou, it was announced on...
Workers on strike at desalination plant
Workers at the Episkopi desalination plant in Limassol said on Tuesday they will continue indefinitely the strike they launched a week ago, until their employer...
Desalination plant workers on strike over collective agreement
The 22 workers of the Episkopi desalination plant went on Monday on an indefinite strike after their requests for a collective agreement fell they said...
Hotel workers set to announce strike action
Hotel worker unions said they will decide on Wednesday strike action citing the employers’ refusal to return to pre-crisis employment terms after a collective agreement...
Union calls 48-hour-strike at co-ops (Updated)
By Angelos Anastasiou Bank employees’ union ETYK announced a 48-hour strike for employees at the Cooperative Central Bank (CCB) starting Thursday, escalating measures after management...
Agriculture ministry staff strike over job moves
By Annette Chrysostomou STAFF at the agriculture ministry staged a two-hour strike on Friday morning to protest against the violation of labour agreements between the...
Green light to strike over British bases pay cuts
By Jean Christou Unions representing Cypriot staff working at the British bases have been given the green light by members to strike in September over...
Bank employees agree to retirement at 65
By George Psyllides BANK employees approved by majority vote yesterday a labour ministry mediation on collective agreements which includes extending the retirement age to 65....
Talks on collective agreements in banking sector stalled
By Angelos Anastasiou Talks with the bank employees’ union ETYK on a new collective agreement have reached a deadlock, according to Michalis Antoniou, head of...
Collective agreements not up for discussion, unions warn
By Poly Pantelides A DAY after the Cabinet announced a dialogue with stakeholders on labour conditions in the private sector unions came out – one...
