In a significant political breakthrough for the class-struggle movement in Greece, the All Workers Militant Front (PAME) — led by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) — has been confirmed as the dominant force in the elections of the Athens Labor Center, the largest and most influential workers’ organization in the country.
The results of the 33rd Congress elections, concluded on Sunday, showed a clear strengthening of the DAS (Democratic Workers’ Movement) list, the PAME-aligned slate of rank-and-file workers’ representatives.
With ballots counted from 1,394 delegates, DAS achieved about 34 % of the vote, securing 459 votes and 11 seats in the new leadership of EK Athens — an increase from nine seats in the previous term. PAME’s result placed it in first place, overturning the previous balance of forces in the Athens Labor Center, but also expanded its lead over all other factions, with the second-placed PASKE (social democratic) slate remaining well behind at less than 16 % of the vote.
According to the announcement from DAS, this result comes in the largest Labor Center delegation in the past 15 years, with significantly higher turnout than in 2023. The increase in both delegates and votes for DAS reflects a broader shift among rank-and-file workers toward a combative, grassroots unionism that rejects accommodation with neo-liberal labor policies and embraces independent class organization.
The outcome is being celebrated by militants as a reaffirmation of workers’ confidence in the PAME line — one that emphasizes organizing the workplace struggle, standing against employer exploitation and state austerity, and advancing workers’ dignity and collective rights. Given the Athens Labor Center's central role in coordinating labor activity across critical sectors in the capital, this victory is widely viewed as a strategic gain for the broader working class.
According to the announcement from DAS, this result comes in the largest Labor Center delegation in the past 15 years, with significantly higher turnout than in 2023. The increase in both delegates and votes for DAS reflects a broader shift among rank-and-file workers toward a combative, grassroots unionism that rejects accommodation with neo-liberal labor policies and embraces independent class organization.
The outcome is being celebrated by militants as a reaffirmation of workers’ confidence in the PAME line — one that emphasizes organizing the workplace struggle, standing against employer exploitation and state austerity, and advancing workers’ dignity and collective rights. Given the Athens Labor Center's central role in coordinating labor activity across critical sectors in the capital, this victory is widely viewed as a strategic gain for the broader working class.