The strike by hourly-wage public-sector employees scheduled for Thursday, September 17, has been called off.
According to a post by government spokesperson Konstantinos Letympiotis, “following today’s meeting of the labor unions OEKDY-SEK, PASYEK, PEO, DEE-KDOKO, and DEOK, with President Christodoulides, in the presence of the Minister of Finance, it was agreed, in light of the positive response to all requests regarding hourly-wage government employees, that a special meeting with the President of the Republic would be held on September 28, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.”
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As it adds, among the topics of discussion will be ways to improve the wages of hourly-paid government employees.
Consequently, the labor unions decided to suspend the measures to allow time for dialogue and the making of final decisions.
Following today’s meeting of the trade unions OEKDY-SEK, PASYEK PEO, DEE-KDOKO, and DEOK, with President @Christodulides, in the presence of the Minister of Finance, it was agreed—in light of the positive response to all requests regarding the hourly wage…
— Konstantinos Letymbioitis (@letymbiotis) September 16, 2026
