The President of teacher union OLME Themis Kotsifakis expressed his union’s intention to mobilize in September and take action against the government.

Mr. Kotsifakis, who is also on a list of teachers facing suspension, explained that general assemblies of local unions will decide on the course of action. The president claimed that the government is shutting down schools “through constant budget cuts and dismissals”.

Earlier, the Deputy Minister of Education Simeon Kedikoglou was critical of the role of syndicalism in education, blaming opposition leaders SYRIZA for “fueling the fire” and claimed that his Ministry will be ready to deal with a strike as necessary.