Greece: workers at Metropolis Stores protest the Eurovision song contest
Channel: Union Solidarity International
Date: 2013-02-27

Help us caption and translate this video on Amara.org: http://www.amara.org/en/v/Bg6q/

This is a case that will remind British and Irish readers of the situation at HMV. Like HMV, Metropolis is a major music, film and technology retailer. Like HMV, it has just laid off a whole lot of staff.
But the situation at this Greek store is even worse: owner Andreas Kouris has failed to pay his fired staff, and owes them € 600,000. He claims he doesn't have the money. But he has managed to find the money to organise the extravagantly expensive Greek Eurovision Song Contest.
Fired Metropolis workers are not taking this lying down, and on Monday they organised a large protest outside the venue for the Eurovision Song Contest.
The contest was protected by a line of riot police, in an iconic image that captures the New Europe created by austerity: the state using violence to ensure that the spectacle continues.

Help us caption & translate this video!

http://amara.org/v/Bg6q/