Greece - Successful Strike of the Employees in OTE

Publié: 15 Janvier 2009
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UNI's affiliate in Greece - Greek Telecom Employees’ Federation ( OME-OTE) has informed about the strike.



On January 8, the Federation together with its member unions went on strike protesting against the decision of the OTE management to permanently close 120 customer service centers (OTE shops) in Greece .



The strike was successful and the employees sent a strong message to the management. OTE is decisive to continue their strike demanding the state control in OTE and disagreeing with the closure of OTE shops.



The mass participation of the employees in the strike resulted in the delay of the extraordinary General Assembly of Shareholders that was planned under the request of Deutsche Telecom.



Last year OME-OTE was protesting against the Greek Government's

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