Deok union offers its summer houses to be used for quarantine
Labour union Deok on Friday offered its holiday facilities to be used to quarantine people who may have the coronavirus. They offered the facilities for...
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Construction workers to stage strike next month
Construction workers will go on a 24-hour strike next month as a warning to the building contractors that employ them to respect their collective agreement...
Construction workers say they’ve run out of patience
Construction workers have authorised their trade unions to announce strike measures when it is deemed necessary to defend their rights and convince employers to respect...
Wider public sector to strike over pay rises
Employees of the public and broader public sector, as well as local government, will stage a three-hour warning strike on Thursday, October 26, over demands...
Talks begin on cost of living allowance (Updated)
DISCUSSIONS between private sector employers and workers’ unions on reintroducing the cost of living allowance (CoLA) commenced on Monday under the auspices of Labour...
Mass action planned against foreclosures bill
By Constantinos Psillides MASS protests against foreclosures are being planned by a platform created on Tuesday by labour, pensioner unions and farmer unions in addition...
Mass anti-austerity protest called for next week
A TOTAL of 19 organisations will take part in a demonstration against the troika of lenders on Saturday February 8 at 10am, in an attempt...
‘Pensions not slashed, but targeted’ says labour minister
By Constantinos Psillides OLD-AGE pensions will not be slashed they will be simply be targeted, Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou said on Saturday after an outcry...
Mass ‘rally of rage’ fizzles out in the midday sunshine
By Stefanos Evripidou SEVERAL thousand people gathered in Nicosia on Saturday morning, to protest austerity measures imposed as part of Cyprus’ international bailout. Protesters marched...
Employers warn of consequences if strikes go ahead
THE Employers Federation (OEV) yesterday warned over unintended consequences of striking and rallying against privatisations and austerity, while unions said they had no choice but...
Some municipal workers to go on strike
MUNICIPALITY workers from trade unions PEO and DEOK will strike for four hours on Tuesday to protest against a further 12 per cent cut to...
Union outrage at new public sector hours
By Stefanos Evripidou PUBLIC SECTOR unions voiced their strong opposition to the new working hours implemented on Monday, with one union boss arguing the banks...
