Greek anti-union laws

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Greece's supposedly left wing workers who are in the public cribed by the Economist maga- able to call a strike only if an zine as "much more radical than absolute majority of members the limitations on trade unions have voted for it in a secret ballot. groposed by Mrs Thatcher in Even then, if the strike is called Britain" by a federation of unions, an A bill brought to parliament objection from any one union or or an emergency debate this ten per cent of its membership Feek hits the right to strike for makes the action illegal until the large proportion of Greece's endorsed by a general assembly socialist government has intro- sector.

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Roach Familv Support Commit 1a5J tee. 50 Perors Public sector unions will be of the federation.

The PASOK government has already introduced wage controls (in January this year) and gone back on promises to legalise political and sympathy strikes. The foreign policy pledges which were central to its election victory - withdrawal from NATO and EEC, and expulsion of US bases - have been effectively junked.

The new law has got the backing of the General Confederation of Greék Workers executive - but this is an executive stacked out with PASOK members, imposed by a court decree last year. The Association of Civil Service Unions has also had its leadership changed by a court decision.

The Communist Party and the conservative New Democracy Party still, however, retain substantial positions in the unions, and a strike wave has developed in response to the new law. According to the Financial Times. hat wies eat so May 30 "A TIRE Olympic lirways and port workers. on each course decided in line with estimates of the needs of business.

Higher education to the needs of 3) rurther adaptation business through sandwich courses and representation of employers in university administrations.

The right wing object to selection after two years (but would favour stricter selection for entry to university), and see in Savary's. proposals a risk of 'political' control of the universities. Objections from the left are to the selection after two years and to the increased power of big business over higher education. • The strongest student organisations are those of the Left. The Right has gained a prominent (though by no means overwhelming) role in the student protest crucially because of the passivity of the Left.

Demonstration

According to the Paris daily Le Monde, on May 24. the more Bai.= coordinating **... 11u. *xisi demonstration so far: the tudent forces mobilised by the ight are not huge). A left-wing Fightback for Women's Rights

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