Our View: Reform won’t happen if unions have to be party to agreements
Discussing the 2022 budget for the ministry of education at the House education committee minister Prodromos Prodromou said the target was to submit the plan...
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EAC unions ask whether authority could absorb some of rising costs
State-owned electricity authority (EAC) unions said Friday they supported looking into whether the company could absorb the rising cost of production so that consumers won’t...
Unions from both sides call for talks to resume without ‘blame games’
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot unions on Wednesday jointly called for reconciliation and cooperation to mark World Peace Day in memory of the millions of...
Coronavirus: Teachers’ unions oppose compulsory jabs
Mobile rapid test units will once again make the rounds when secondary schools reopen in September, the health ministry has assured teachers’ unions, the Cyprus...
Coronavirus: Okypy rejects censure from medical staff unions
Cyprus’ health system was faring well so far despite increasing pressure because of the coronavirus pandemic, state health services organisation (Okypy) said Tuesday, rejecting criticism...
Voices questioning north election results grow
Voices questioning last Sunday’s ‘presidential’ election results in the north that saw National Unity Party leader Ersin Tatar win the race against incumbent Mustafa Akinci,...
Our View: With unions running the show state hospitals will remain dysfunctional
Everything is unravelling at state hospitals, which have been going from one crisis to another with no end in sight. Okypy, the state health service...
Coronavirus: Prodromou calls on parents and teachers to cooperate after mask backlash
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Saturday called on parents and teachers to cooperate with the back-to-school coronavirus measures after the mandatory mask rule sparked a...
Our View: Despicable govt workers’ unions devoid of sense of duty
Public employees’ unions have sunk to new depths of disrepute with their despicably selfish behaviour. Teaching unions and Pasydy, shamelessly demanded special treatment from the...
Pentakomo waste management workers announce strike
Workers of Pentakomo waste management facility on Thursday announced an indefinite strike from next Monday after the company failed to pay their salaries, they said....
Zenon bus workers to strike over wage deductions not paid into benefit funds
The employees at Larnaca’s public bus company Zenon said they would go on indefinite strike from March 4 unless the company pays them the benefits...
EAC workers to stage warning strike next week
WORKERS at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will stage a two-hour warning strike next Thursday, in a bid to pressure management and the government...
Changes to pay policies in Cyprus’ banks ‘inevitable’, BoC chief says (Updated)
Changes pay policies in the banking sector are unavoidable, and banks will need to engage with the unions on the issue, Bank of Cyprus’ Chief...
Hellenic Bank urges union to enter negotiations as some employees strike
A 24-hour strike over a pay dispute was damaging for the staff itself, Hellenic Bank said on Friday, as their union expressed satisfaction over the...
Unions turning Gesy into a ‘theatre of the absurd’ minister says
HEALTH Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Thursday had a go at the attitudes of certain parties within the national health scheme Gesy, saying some of the...
Bank employees’ unions ‘sending clear message’ with strike action (Updated)
Bank employees’ union Etyk intends to send a clear message to the management of Hellenic Bank by staging a work stoppage on Friday, an announcement...
Public service unions call for dialogue on reforms
PUBLIC service unions on Friday called for dialogue with the government over reforms with some arguing that it was not completed while others saying they...
Thomas Cook collapse endangers labour peace in hotel sector
LABOUR Minister Zeta Emilianidou has given hoteliers 15 days to decide on whether they will sign an agreement with workers unions after the former expressed...
Union interference over university places is the culmination of irrationality
By Dr Panayiotis K Mavros The relentless attack launched on the University of Cyprus and the Technological University by the school teachers unions Oelmek, Oltek...
Hoteliers and unions agree on terms for collective agreement (Updated)
After lengthy negotiations, hoteliers and unions said Wednesday they agreed on the terms for the renewal of the industry’s collective agreement, which includes a legally...
