CyBC staff strike for three hours

WORKERS at the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation yesterday downed tools for three hours in protest over the sacking of sports writer Demetris Kritikos.

The strike, which took place between 7.30am and 10.30am, was staged by members of the SIDIDEK-PEO trade union.

In an announcement, the trade union said that despite the clear position of the Labour Ministry, CyBC continues not to respect and breaks the industrial relations code.

“CyBC have acted illegally by sacking Kritikos and they refuse to respect the relevant legislation that has defined industrial relationships for decades,” the announcement states.

It is not clear how many people took part in the strike or why exactly Kritikos was fired.

CyBC was yesterday unavailable for comment.

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.