Greece’s Public-Sector Union Holds Strike to Support Teachers

Greece’s biggest public-sector union held a 24-hour strike and a rally in central Athens today to oppose an emergency decree issued by the government to prevent a walkout by the country’s high-school teachers.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras signed the decree on May 11 to prevent the walkout by teachers, the third time this year he has used the emergency legislation. The move came after the teachers union, known as OLME, called a series of strikes to coincide with university entrance exams in Greek schools.