18.50 GMT+2 More than 2,000 people gathered in solidarity outside the factory gates already. However, members of PAME (the stalinist trade union) decide to leave, using the pretext of their solidarity demonstration in central Athens on Monday.
The workers of “Greek Steelworks” (Elliniki Halivourgia) in Aspropyrgos, near Athens, had been on a strike since early November 2011 (see our steelworkers tag for background to their struggle).
At dawn today, at least five riot police vans arrived at the factory and riot police raided the building soon thereafter. At least six strikers have been detained. A small number (approximately 30) of scabs have entered the factory since. There is a call for a solidarity demonstration at the factory at 5.30 this evening, while people in solidarity are already gathering at the gates.
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Please update during the demo so we can forward to twitter.
stalinist strikers outside the factory against anti-riot squads (the first small group, of people escorted by cops, are scabs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHTtUKPBFxs
The six detainees have been released but await trial (according to media reports).
f**k PAME
photos from the demo in downtown Athens on July 23rd
https://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=1414051
(the photo in comment 1414055 was taken in Thessaloniki)
PAME= POLICE
Stalinist workers = ‘disciplined’ sheep. Cops and PAME officials their sheepdogs- Baaaaaaaaaah!
Update (28/7):
On July 28th the workers of the Greek Steelworks (Elliniki Halivourgia) decided to suspend their strike.
During today’s strike assembly, out of 150 factory workers present, 107 voted in favor of the suspension, 14 voted against, and the rest did not vote.
source: https://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=1414651
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