USB expresses support and solidarity to the workers’ Union in RIVULIS-EURODRIP Industry in Greece

Demands the immediate release of the arrested trade unionist and the reinstatement of the dismissed one

On January 26 the multinational Rivulis Irrigation Ltd(RIVULIS-EURODRIP in Greece)fired the President of the Workers’ Union, Giorgos Nikolaou in an escalation of its attack against workers rights and their right to union organization.

The Industry RIVULIS-EURODRIP fired the unionist in an attempt to block the union’s militant initiatives for Collective Contract with better wages and conditions for the workers and also to intimidate and frighten the workers in the factory.

All around Europe the attack to militant trade unionists and the struggles of workers become harder.

In Greece like in Italy where workers fight there is repression with layoffs, attack of police, arrests.

the international solidarity and support are our weapons.

Against this attack the Union and the workers plan new initiatives in the next days with great solidarity expressed from hundreds of unions from all sectors from all over Greece to block this attack against workers’ unions and cancel the layoffs

USB joins workers in struggle and trade unionists fired and arrested.

Demands the immediate release of the arrested trade unionist and the reinstatement of the dismissed one.

USB