PAME trade unionists picket Fokas department store - Thessaloniki, Greece

PAME trade unionists picket Fokas department store - Thessaloniki, Greece, originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ.

Members of the PAME (ΠΑΜΕ) trade union joined with employees of the Fokas and Hondas Centre department stores in a day long strike in the centre of Thessaloniki, Greece today over deteriorating pay and conditions for shop workers. The action was taken as part of a general wave of strikes planned for the next two days.

PAME trade unionists demonstrate in Thessaloniki, Greece

PAME trade unionists demonstrate in Thessaloniki, Greece, originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ.

About 1000 members of the PAME trade union demonstrated in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, part of a nationwide wave of protests in Greece against the government's austerity measures.