Turkish and Greek Cypriot workers unite for a better future
Turkish and Greek Cypriots are determined to work towards a brighter future for workers in a reunified island, the head of the Segdamelin union, Athos Eleftheriou said on Thursday.
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Keravnos ‘in favour of targeted measures to help vulnerable groups’, union not convinced
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday he is “in favour of targeted measures to help mostly vulnerable groups from the wave of rising costs and inflation.”
He made the ...
Teachers of crucial importance for future say unions
Teaching and education related trade unions from across the divide issued a joint declaration on Tuesday in support of World Teachers’ Day, celebrated on October 5.
“The sustainable and effective financial ...
Greek and Turkish Cypriot unions to unite for peace
Greek and Turkish Cypriot trade unions are to hold a joint event at the Home for Cooperation in the buffer zone in Nicosia to mark World Peace Day on Friday.
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Bus fare hike will cause delays says Peo
The increase in Nicosia bus fares will not only make consumers dig deeper in their pockets but will also cause delays across the entire bus network, making life harder for ...
Peo calls for urgent restoration of fuel and electricity subsidies
The need to restore fuel and electricity subsidies is “imperative”, Peo union said on Wednesday.
In a written statement, the union said that the increased fuel prices and cost of ...
One union pulls out of casino protest
Less that 24-hours before the planned protest at Limassol’s casino resort, one of the unions has backed out as a response to the labour minister’s “plea to refrain ...
Discontent over abolition of relief measures rising
The abolition of the tax freeze on fuels and electricity sends the message that the government is out of touch with society, Peo union claimed on Wednesday.
“The decision shows ...
Peo union calls for economic and social equality
Those who benefited from the result of the high growth rates of recent years, to which the workers contributed decisively, were not the majority of society, Peo said on Thursday ...
Union calls for government action on childcare
With 44 per cent of households struggling to survive, Peo union on Wednesday called on the government to help children who are currently facing a slew of issues ranging from bullying, ...
Trade unions to submit final CoLA position in coming days (update 2)
Trade unions will submit their final position on the cost of living allowance (CoLA) payment in the coming days, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Wednesday after a meeting with ...
Rising prices continue to make workers struggle says union head
Workers in Cyprus are struggling as increasing prices are eating away at wages, Peo union general secretary Sotiroulla Charalambous said on Wednesday.
During a visit to Hermes airport, she highlighted ...
Peo warns of price manipulation ahead of expensive Easter
Peo union on Monday voiced concern over price manipulation and profiteering at the expense of the public over the Easter holidays.
Households experience intensified pressure during this period, Peo said, ...
Hourly paid civil servants threaten strike measures
Public servants working on an hourly basis will strike if the collective agreement on their salaries is not renewed at the end of April, labour unions Peo and Sek warned ...
Peo delivers list of demands to labour minister
The government wants and seeks to upgrade the social dialogue, in a context where communication and cooperation with all social partners is essential, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Wednesday.
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Strike ongoing at Limassol insurance company
Phone operators at the Anytime insurance company have been striking since March 9 over the firm’s alleged decision to fire people active in a trade union.
A statement by Peo ...
Peo union marches in solidarity with French workers
Peo union held a demonstration in solidarity to French workers on Thursday, outside the French embassy in Nicosia.
“The fight for one is a fight for all of us, just ...
Labour union lambasts forestry department over staffing issues
Labour union Pasyek Peo on Friday called on the forestry department to staff as many stations in mountainous areas as possible in view of the summer season and the consequent ...
Price increases have brought Cypriot consumers to their knees says union (Updated)
The government should take measures to relieve low-income households hit by inflation, Peo trade union said while the consumer protection service said prices last month showed a drop in the ...
PEO says strategy on foreign workers ‘modern-day slave trade’
The PEO trade union on Tuesday called on the new government to bin the revised strategy on hiring foreign workers – announced by the outgoing administration a week ago – saying that ...
Union reps accuse Anastasiades of sexist, offensive comments
Politicians and unions reps collectively blasted President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday, after he appeared to making a dig at Akel’s former Labour Minister Sotiroula Charalambous as “a yelling woman”.
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Unions give government two-week ultimatum to restore CoLA (Updated)
By Elias Hazou and Sarah Ktisti
Trade unions on Thursday gave the government and employers a two-week ultimatum to agree to the full reinstatement of the cost of living allowance (...
Labour minister in first of long round of CoLA meetings
Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos met with trade union PEO on Monday to discuss the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA), which all trade unions have been demanding move forward as soon as possible.
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CoLa negotiations to continue this week
Labour Minister Kyriacos Koushos will on Monday begin meetings with unions and labour organisations, as part of the government’s efforts to help find a compromise on the cost of ...