Withdraw the new anti-labor bill that allows 13-hour workdays and flexible schedules!
The new government bill, a natural continuation of the Hatzidakis and Georgiadis laws, introduces the so-called “right” to work 13 hours a day for a single employer.
They are trying to convince us that overwork and exhausting overtime are a right — and at the same time, they make overtime cheaper for employers by reducing the additional contributions they have to pay.
They are also targeting summer vacation, abolishing the employer’s obligation to grant it during the specific period and without fragmentation.
At the same time that this bill is in “public consultation,” the Federation of Hellenic Information Technology & Communications Enterprises (SEPE) is demanding even more “facilitations” from the government.
All the anti-worker laws of recent years are not enough for them — they want us to work non-stop, as much as the employers’ profits demand, without limits on overtime!
They are even asking for the time we spend preparing to start or finish work to be excluded from the paid 8-hour shift, effectively adding one more hour to our working day!
And, outrageously, they want workers to pay out of their own salaries for the training required for our jobs!
They are ruthless! They want us working nonstop!
At Concentrix, we know firsthand the consequences of these government and SEPE “proposals” — even before this monstrous bill is passed!
It’s nothing new for management to demand that we split up our summer vacation, claiming there isn’t enough staff to cover the shifts.
We’re not shocked to hear them ask for no limits on overtime — overtime hours are already sky-high in many departments, with management shamelessly telling us it’s a way to increase our income.
But they are hiding the real truth: As working hours increase, company profits skyrocket! This enormous profit comes directly from our labor and effort.
Our union calls on all workers to take matters into our own hands and fight back!
Now is the time to strengthen our union, the voice of workers against employer attacks!
We are putting all our strength into making the October 1st strike massive and powerful!
Only through organized struggle can we put up barriers to their plans!
We demand:
- The new anti-labor bill must not be submitted!
- 7-hour day, 5-day week, 35-hour workweek!
- Wage increases and a signed Collective Labor Agreement.
- Reinstatement of the 3-year increments and recognition of all past working years.
- Health and safety measures in our workplaces.
EVERYONE ON STRIKE – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 –
10:30 PROPYLAEA (metro station Panepistimio)