Greek police arrested 35 union activists picketed the Ministry of Labour

Insurance system

The Ministry of Labor security forces brutally attacked the leaders of the class of trade unions and trade union federations. There was held a protest against the shameful statement of the Minister of Labour Mr. Vrutsisa that the insurance system "built on clientelism"!



This announcement heralds a new attack on the social insurance system. The government has decided to strengthen the pre-authoritarianism and the suppression of the workers' struggle and the people to make wild actions leading people into poverty and stop the organized struggle of the people.

The government and the bourgeoisie, which it actually is oriented against the right of people to strike against organized speeches and combat anti-labor offensive - the strategy kapitala.Neprikrytoe violence and cruelty of the Government, the governing forces of law and order, led to 35 arrests of trade unionists PAME (Vserabochego combat Front), injury nine workers. This is yet another link in the operation "law and order", which implements government vehemently recently to suppress the people's struggle against the anti-people policies and to intimidate the workers and popular movement. WORKERS mobilize IMMEDIATELY. Ministry workers arrived to many industries. However, security forces were able to with a club and chemical weapons push 35 trade unionists in police cars, ottalknuv many demonstrators who gathered to support the detainees from the Ministry of Labor.

The government has proved its loyalty "investors", local and foreign monopolies. Along with Justice is trying to drown the whole country and provide security guarantees to the capital of the working people's movement.



Provocation government will remain barren

A few hours later the government provided the bourgeois media fabricated photos Office Minister of Labour with scattered papers and furniture to convince the audience that the delegation PAME trade unionists and stormed the ministry allegedly to vandalism and destruction. PAME union leaders denounced provocation, categorically stating that the class trade union movement is not peculiar to this kind of logic and practice and that there is a provocation against the working people's struggle.

Government representative made defiant defamatory statement. He deliberately called a protest of class forces "form of violence" and "extremism" despicable and provocative linking the fight against the people's movement with the "terrorist" attacks of recent weeks. This proves that the real purpose of these actions - bullying people, and suppression of the working people's movement. And to prove that the class struggle violating reconciliation and deathly silence that the government is trying to impose.

They have failed to intimidate. Demonstrators gathered at the Ministry of Labour to form a mass, a militant column and went to the police headquarters in Athens (Gad), which sent the arrested. They chanted "Free the working of the police station, they are not terrorists, they need work" and "law and order will break the owners of the rights of workers." Over time, solidarity grew. More and more people flocked to the Police Force.


Anger and solidarity

Immediately after calling the attack were sent to dozens of government protest allegations of trade unions, workers' centers, federations and movement patterns.

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the KKE Aleka Papariga arrived for a rally at the reptile, returning from blocks mobilized peasants. She said:

"We urge the Minister of Labor, only one thing: let it produces video channels with the devastation that allegedly committed by representatives of the trade union movement, rightly protest against the calling application. Let him show us the video. What was destroyed? 40 people, trade unionists, representatives of organizations have gone to destroy the office, computers, beat minister? This is ridiculous. When the Minister makes a challenging statements - the representatives of trade union organizations have the right to protest. This has happened and nothing more. (...) When the government is not located or go to the slightest concession to the suffering people, he had no choice other than beatings. However, the power of the people much more, and it can overcome the state suppression. In the end, no matter how much the state had mechanisms to people many times their strength. People should not be frightened of the incident. He must be afraid of coming hardships. Therefore, it must acquire self-control, to tune in to the resistance and struggle against the lies and slander. They slander the workers, their conquests - the product of bribery, and now slander the workers, calling them the destroyers ... "said the general secretary of the Central Committee of the KKE.

Continued fighting response

Late in the evening it was announced that the arrest and detention of the procurator brought charges that 35 trade unionists for disorderly conduct and damage to property. Rally at Gad continued late into the night. A new meeting was scheduled for the following day, for the withdrawal of the charges against the arrested fighters of the class movement and for their release.

On Thursday, 31/1 strike carried sailors, doctors, workers of urban transport and railways expensive. Mobilization farmers across the country. Enhanced training of a general strike, which is scheduled for February.

The trial of trade unionists

As a result, 35 trade unionists were released. Before that, they had intended to tell how caught in the act for the "illegal stay in a public place." However, the court was moved to the 12th of February, because the witnesses did not come from the ministry.

Characteristically, trade union activist was accused of "material damage", what they provocatively accused the minister, saying that the union leaders of PAME "destroyed his office." Every hour, it is clear that the accusation is not supported by the facts.

In these circumstances it is necessary to strengthen international class solidarity with the struggle in Greece and PAME.

Material Provided Newsletter International Relations Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece



Greek police arrested 35 union activists picketed the Ministry of Labour
Insurance system