Last June the civil service trade unions of the Mediterranean countries met in Portugal under the auspices of the European Federation of Public Services – member of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Greece participated through the governmental and employers´ trade union in public sector.
In the resolution which they adopted, after expressing their understanding of why “EU wants the strongest possible economic coordination and monitoring”!!!, after ensuring that “we will work together with the governments to manage the crisis»!!!,
made publicly known that according to them the governments of their countries and EU haven´t negotiated with the unions for a more balanced response to the crisis!!! Finally they are asking for “regulation of the financial system, analysis of the role of the IMF, the ECB and assessment bodies and the import of tax on all financial transactions »!!!.
In this context they announced that they will participate in the demonstrations which will be held on September 29th, the day set by the European Trade Union Confederation as a day of trade union action.
We are not surprised at such a text because it is known that the ETUC and its branches form the long arm of the European Union, the fifth phalanx in the European trade union movement.
So with this text, not only they are expressing their willingness to support the antipopular policies of the European Union and EU governments, but they are running ahead, proposing also new antipopular measures, such as what they say about the import of tax on all financial transactions. This means that they are becoming strong predictors of the VAT increases on food and essentials from 11% to 23% in our country.
For all these reasons, all of these together with greek govenrmental and employers´ trade unions invite workers to participate in the day of action on September 29!!! Admire them. They revealed their true face once again.
Workers in the public and private sector can once again draw their own conclusions, isolate and condemn these trade union leaderships which are part of the problem. To empower the class- oriented trade union movement, PAME.
The Executive Secretariat
