Communist Party of Greece - Workers’ protests against the new anti-people plans of the government

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Workers’ protests against the new anti-people plans of the government

The forces of PAME carried out a mass protest outside the Megaro Maximou (Prime Ministers’ official residence) on Friday 8/1/2016 against the SYRIZA-ANEL government’s measures that are the coup de grace for Social Security.

On 7/1/2016, a meeting was held between the Prime Minister, A. Tsipras, and the representatives of the employers’ organizations at the Megaro Maximou. The representatives agreed with the new anti-worker measures of the “left” government. These measures provide for new reductions in pensions, increases in the retirement age for workers, new additional social-security contributions for the workers and popular strata. These are measures that further strengthen the businessmen and are at the expense of the workers and pensioners.

So, on Friday, dozens of demonstrators, workers, young people and pensioners surprised the police and gathered outside the Megaro Maximou before 8 AM to carry out a snap mobilization, which had not been previously announced in public, unfurling PAME’s banner, sending the message:

“All must take part in the struggle! No compromise with the new crime”, “Take back the plan to destroy social security”.

Christos Katsotis, member of the CC of the KKE and an MP, was present at the demonstration.

At 12.00 midday PAME also carried out a mobilization outside the Ministry of Labour.

The security forces used teargas and stun grenades in order to impede PAME's demonstrators from outside the Ministry of Labour uniting with those outside the Megaro Maximou.

08.01.2016