Limassol hotel workers out on strike

HOTEL workers in Limassol came out on a two-hour strike yesterday morning to protest against two hotels they say are violating agreements on working conditions.

The strike, which affected hotels between 10am and midday, was organised by left-wing workers’ union PEO and its right-wing equivalent, SEK.

The Hotel Association, PASYXE, and the Association of Tourism Businesses, STEK, both condemned the work stoppage, saying there was no justification for it.

PASYXE took particular exception to a decision by workers at the Apollonia Beach and Mediterranean Beach hotels to begin their strike action four hours early, at 6am. PASYXE said the hotels had not been given any warning about the ‘extra’ strike action.

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