STRIKES-DEMONSTRATIONS-ACTIONS

Their dynamic presence showed , once again, the postal workers in yesterday's -October 18- Panhellenic general strike of GSEE-ADEDY.
The camera lens captured moments in this massive Postal demonstation in Pedion Areos and of course from the march in Sintagma square.

In the context of our participation in the struggles and demonstrations towards the Memoranda and the new unjust and exhaustive austerity measures, P.O.S.T. calls for all the postal employees to participate massively:
· In the pan-labor demonstration of protest, organized today, Monday 8th October, by the General Confederation in Greece, at 6 in the evening in Syntagma square, outside the Ministry of Finance and
· In view of the tomorrowʼs visit of the chancellor of Germany in Greece, Mrs Merkel, in the 3 hour (12.00- 15.00) Pan-Attica strike, on Tuesday 9th October and in the Confederationʼs demonstration, at 13.00 in Syntagma.

The massive and fighting participation of the Postal workers in the Trade Unions' General strike in 26th September, as it is impressed in the camera.

The strike vast crowd that flooded the streets of Athens yesterday, Wednesday, September 26th, 2012, gave a strong message to the government, the powerful IMF and Europe.
Thousands of people, employees of public enterprises, public and private sector, young people, pensioners, unemployed, went to the streets and protested against the new memorandum austerity measures.

"The self-governance can play a catalytic role with its interventions, as it was done in the past" stressed the President of P.O.S.T., Mr. George Vasilopoulos during the meeting with the Regional Vice-Director of Dodecanese, Mr. Fotis Hatzidiakos and asked for the region's support so as to prevent the selling of the Hellenic Post.
Mr. Hatzidiakos assured the President of P.O.S.T. for the region's full support in the postmen's struggle.
Referring to the risk of isolation of the islands as a result of the sale of the Post Office, stressed that "any developments at the post office mostly affect the islanders, to the extent that will affect in one way or another the quality of our services in the islands and principally the people who live in the borders of Kastelorizo, ​​of Agathonisi and of Olympus in Karpathos. "
The meeting between the President and the Interpartisan Coordinating Committee with the regional Vice-Director of Dodecanese was held on Thursday 20th of September 2012.
From the site Rondos info news, we cite the article regarding the meeting and some photographs.

The President of P.O.S.T., Mr. George Vasilopoulos and members of the Interpartisan Committee met on Thursday, 20th of September, with the Mayor of Rhodes, Mr. Stathis Kousournas, at the city Town hall, in the context of a campaign to inform and take action towards the consequences from the Post's privatization.
The meeting was extensively highlighted by the local media.
From the local site: rodos@larm.gr we reproduce the related article.

It was held today, Friday, September 21st 2012, the meeting of the Interpartisan Coordinating Committee of P.O.S.T. with Mayor of Athens, Mr.George Kaminis.
The President of P.O.S.T., Mr. George Vassilopoulos informed the Mayor for our positions and views on the development of the Post Office, expressing at the same time our opposition towards the government's decision to privatize the Post Office.

P.O.S.T. invites the Greek Post Office employees to participate massively in the 24-hour strike organized by the Trade Union GSEE, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012.

We are fighting against:

 The privatization of the Post Office.
 The unjust and provocative policies of cuts and bleeding that shoulder once more the employed workers, unemployed, pensioners.
 The new Memoranda that consummate what is left of employment, financial, pension and our social rights.
 The layoffs.
 The unemployment.
 The catalysis of every labor institutional framework.
 The selling off of the public wealth.
 The lack of a development plan for the country.

With the magnificent demonstration in Thessaloniki, we expressed our opposition towards the Government's tough austerity measures, as well as towards the decision for the Post's privatization.

The Inter-partisan Coordinating Committee of POST, continuing its cycle of contacts, met yesterday Tuesday, the 11th of September with the Secretary of the Political Committee of the Nea Dimokratia, Mr. Manolis Kefaloyiannis.
In our meeting, we reported in detail our views on the present and the future of the Post Office, highlighting its importance and its catalytic role in the public life of the country and the impact of the sale of the Organism.

The workers in the Greek Post Office participated massively in the Unions' demonstration in Thessaloniki on September 8, 2012.
The gathering was organized by GSEE - ADEDY and the Labor Center of the city, at the context of the International Exhibition.
The "block" of P.O.S.T. was marked by its special fighting pulse and volume.

After the meeting with the Regional Vice-Director of Thessaloniki, Mr. Tzitzikostas, the circle of contacts and information of the POST's Inter-partisan CoordinationCommittee, continues today, Friday, 7th of September, with:

- An interview hosted by the President of the Federation, Mr. George Vasilopoulos at 17.00, addressing to the journalists of the media of Central Macedonia.

- The second Regional Conference with the participation of all employees in the Postal Sector in Central Macedonia.

As a "Global phenomenon" characterized the President of POST Mr. George Vasilopoulos the privatization of the Greek Post, in his interview to the journalists of the city of Kavala, immediately after the meeting with the Mayor of the city and President of the Regional Association of Municipalities, Mr. Simitzis .
From local site www.komanews.gr we cite the relevant publication. Click on the link to read it.

The meeting of the Inter-partisan Steering Committee of POST with the Mayor of Kavala yesterday afternoon, 6th of September, at the City Hall, was extensively displayed by the local press.
From the site www.kavalawebnews.gr we reproduve the article. Click on the link to read the article.

The Inter-partisan Coordinating Committee of the Panhellenic Federation of Postal Associations is meeting today, Friday, 7th of September, 2012 at 10 am with the Regional Vice-Director of Thessaloniki, Mr. Apostolos Tzitzikostas at their premises in Thessaloniki.

At the Labor Centre of Kavala, after the press conference, at 6 pm, the first Regional Conference is taking place, with the participation of all the Hellenic Postʼs employees of the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (Prefectures of Kavala, Drama, Xanthi, Komotini and Evros).http://www.postnet.gr/kcms/modcont.php?id=467#tabs-3