With Greece hoping to lure a major casino to an $8 billion stalled development at the former Hellenikon International Airport site on Athens’ coast, the casino at Rio in Patra, the country’s third-largest city has decided to close indefinitely.
Management is locked in a dispute with employees, whom it is asking to accept shift work and a pay cut of up to 25 percent, as the company’s streamlining plan dictates, said Kathimerini, but the workers demanded their full pay owed them and said they were due up to 14 months salaries.
Union head Dimitris Karageorgopoulos told the paper that roblems in the casino’s operation started after an agreement between the union and the management for the immediate payment of 800,000 euros ($906,900) to workers, to count toward total dues of over 5 million euros ($5.67 million) it was reported.
The company on Nov. 25 sent a letter to all employees accusing the union of undercutting the casino’s chances of staying alive and claiming talks were going on with three unidentified investors interested in the three companies controlled by Theros International Gaming which also has casinos in Alexandroupoli and on Corfu.
Despite being unable to prevent smugglers in Turkey from sending refugees and migrants to Greek islands and the northern land border along the Evros River, Greece has made significant progress in dealing with human trafficking, according to a report by the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA).
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
Explore articles from the past and connect to your heritage!
Discover the benefits of a subscription including access to exclusive content, events, and more!
Have an idea for a story, or know of an event we should cover? We want to hear about it!
The National Herald is the paper of record of the Greek Diaspora community. Through independent journalism, we bring news to generations of Greek-Americans, with stories on the individual, community and international level. Visit and support our 106 year-old sister publication Εθνικός Κήρυξ.
To purchase a gift subscription, please log out of your account, and purchase the subscription with a new email ID.
Sign up to receive our daily email news briefing.
Sign up for a subscription to The National Herald,
starting as low as $1/week.
and receive more access to The National Herald
View our Terms of Service + Privacy Policy.
and receive more access to The National Herald
View our Terms of Service + Privacy Policy.
We use cookies on our site to personalize your experience, bring you the most relevant content, show you the most useful ads, and to help report any issues with our site. You can update your preferences at any time by visiting preferences. By selecting Accept, you consent to our use of cookies. To learn more about how your data is used, visit our cookie policy.
$1.09 USD
