Hotel Employees Union presses charges against Ikos Hotel management
CORFU. The Hotel Employees Union pressed charges against the management of the Ikos Hotel in Dassia on Monday for illegal violence and violation of union regulations. Those involved in the incident were taken to the police station.
According to the President of the Union, Stamatis Pelais, it could have been avoided if there hadn’t been inappropriate and offensive behavior on the part of the hotel management towards the Union representatives who were visiting the hotel to inform employees about Wednesday’s strike.
The union members headed by Vice-President Eleni Mazi, were in the staff canteen holding some leaflets when the hotel manager came in, took them and tore them up! He shut the canteen door and called the police! The Union President arrived at the hotel and asked the police in the patrol car to arrest the manager for committing an offence against the union representatives and let them know of his intention to press charges.
The incident took place on Monday afternoon and all those involved were taken to the police station, where they remained until early evening. The case will most probably go to trial.
The local Corfu Communist Party (KKE) branch condemned the incident in the following statement:
“This latest incident of bullying and obstruction of the work of the union confirms the increase in aggression on the part of employers, which needs to be resisted with solidarity and organized action. The SYRIZA-ANEL government is responsible for creating anti-labour and anti-popular measures which have led to the devastation of thousands of workers and the unaccountability of powerful employers. We state categorically that we won’t be intimidated by terrorism and threats. Those who want to hush up the sweatshop conditions will find themselves up against the communists and many other honest working people.”
