Strikes are better than no strikes, but generally strikes are merely a tool of negotiating. Negotiations that take place with people who immorally/unfairly have the upper hand

Strike is economic tool in negotiation, as due exploitation capitalist losses greatly exceed losses of workers.

It's slaves negotiating with their masters for a few more scraps. More, much more, is needed to achieve a morally correct society.

Nope, not slaves, use correct words and definitions. Just workers.

More, much more, is needed to achieve a morally correct society.

Well, strikes and fight for agreements if you get them alone are called "economism" and live perfectly in capitalist system.

Otherwise read smart people

https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1901/witbd/

I think that was the latest recommendation from Oprah Winfrey for her book club

Something tells me that it is time for Oprah to become versatile in communists literature :-)

You see inflection points in US? Worldwide?

I am materialist. I see things changing around :-)

Constant improvement continue:

Crucially, the disposable income of households will shrink anew due to the increase in taxation and the hikes in almost all indirect taxes and social security contributions. Hundreds of thousands of families are cutting down on their basic expenses while many have run into debt over various obligations: For example, unpaid Public Power Corporation bills now total 2.7 billion euros.

The first three months of this year proved to be one of the worst quarters ever for the supermarket sector in Greece, as the value of sales declined by 7.8 percent from the same period in 2015.

The drop was not the result of any drastic cut in prices, with data showing a marginal increase in this area; the real reason was the fall in demand, as sales volume posted an 8.6 percent drop compared to the first quarter of 2015. Consumers are cutting down on even the most basic of commodities, ranging from milk to washing powder.

And under the new scheme, Greeks are mandated to have registered everything they own, with taxpayers having to add moveable and immovable possessions such as paintings, antiques, jewelry, even historical weapon, etc but also the cash they have in their wallets or under the mattress.

More improvements.

They should call it VET instead of VAT for "Value Elsewhere Tax".

Greek home construction has fallen to a new low this year, with data seen by Kathimerini showing that only 3,286 houses were completed in the first five months of 2016, down from 3,766 houses in January-May last year (i.e. a reduction of 12.7 percent on an annual basis).

Hellenic Statistical Authority figures have shown a 95 percent drop in the number of new houses from 2007 to the second quarter of this year.

Worries are growing over the course of the local labor market, as salaried employment fell by a considerable 82,810 jobs last month, hitting a 15-year low. And this during a period when six out of the every 10 jobs created belong to the flexible-labor categories

Out of the sum of new hirings recorded last month, the ministry announced on Thursday that 61.68 percent concerned part-time or shift work. Flexible labor was also dominant in the first 10 months of the year, accounting for 54.22 percent of new positions.

Jobless rate is currently 23.6%. 71.8% of people can't find new place within one year.

Job participation is now at 39.66%.

Four in 10 Greek businesses (40.3 percent) consider it likely that they will have to close shop within the year, according to a survey by the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen and Merchants (GSEVEE), presented by the ANA-MPA news agency on Thursday.

According to the survey, around 18,700 businesses will close in the first six months of the year, forcing thousands to join growing unemployment lines in the crisis-hit country.

http://www.ekathimerini.com/217106/article/ekathimerini/business/new-survey-paints-grim-picture-of-shuttered-businesses

EU and Greece reached new agreements. Main points being reducing pension spending gradually towards 2019 and in same time hike taxes focusing on people with small income.

Some people ask about genocide. This is perfect example on how ruling class is performing classic genocide.

Improvements continue

Supermarket expenditure in Greece has slumped almost 15 percent within two years, as according to data presented on Wednesday by MRB Hellas chief executive Dimitris Mavros, average monthly spending per household dropped from 280 euros in 2015 to 239 euros this year.

A notable 36 percent of consumers also told researchers that they no longer bother to take a shopping list to the supermarket because the few items they do intend to buy are so easy to memorize. Two out of five (41.6 percent) said they are ready to cut their purchases (not including food) further, while 22.6 percent said they are even prepared to cut down further on food shopping.

http://www.ekathimerini.com/218502/article/ekathimerini/business/supermarket-spending-down-15-pct-in-two-years