A mass strike movement is spreading throughout Greek society, as the disastrous lethal train crash on Feb. 28, killing 57 persons, has served to ignite the pent-up rage against the political class in the Greek population. ADEDY, the same public sector union federation which organized the March 8 mass demonstrations throughout Greece, has called for another mass demonstration for Sunday, March 12 to take place in Athens’ Syntagma Square, across from the Hellenic Parliament. Their call has been supported by the trade unions, student associations and mass organizations. The demonstration, beginning noon, will be addressed by the Executive Committee of ADEDY.
“The grand gatherings and marches that took place throughout the country on March 8, on the occasion of the tragic ‘crime’ in Tempi, which cost the lives of 57 of our fellow citizens, gave the overwhelming majority of young children a message to continue the struggle” ADEDY’s Executive Committee said in a statement, further insisting that “this crime will not be covered up. We are demanding the life we deserve, a life with modern rights, a better future for us and our children.”
Today, the Music and Arts schools gave a concert in Syntagma, dedicated to the 57 victims of the Tempi train crash. They were joined by the Student Coordination Committee of Athens. Also, on Friday, the Labor Center of Patras (Greece’s third largest city) held a rally, attended by the Patras Mayor, with the slogan: “No tolerance for this crime, we will be the voice of all the dead.”
Even the police are mobilizing. Today, a policeman released a video, giving full support to the demonstrators, which has gone viral on social media. “You know we are 1,000% with you,” he said, lamenting that, under the Constitution, the uniformed services cannot also demonstrate.
