“We will not compromise with a world full of injustice! Our art, our songs and our collective organized struggle go beyond borders, languages and religions. They become weapons of resistance and disobedience; they offer a glimpse of hope; they give us the determination to see our struggle through to the end. We struggle for a better tomorrow, free from exploitation, wars, poverty and refugees!”, emphasized Pavlos Alexandrakis, general secretary of the Athens Builders’ Union, at the concert held on 3 September 2025, with the band “Koinoi Thnitoi” (Common Mortals), organized by the union.

P. Alexandrakis criticized the government’s despicable bill on the 13-hour working day and more flexible labour relations. “We are people, not machines. We have families, friends, social activities, and we want to live our lives to the fullest, not be turned into mere cogs in the wheel of wage slavery (...) We are drawing strength from today’s event and we are strengthening our struggle for wage increases and reduced working hours”, he noted, calling on every worker to contribute to “the preparation for a mass and militant strike in every workplace and sector, across the country”.

He extended a special greeting to migrants and refugees, conveying the Union's commitment to stand with them “in the struggle to repeal the law passed by the government, implementing the reactionary EU Pact on Migration and Asylum”. “We builders know all these wretched of the earth! They are our brothers and sisters; we are all children of the same mother, regardless of colour, nationality, religion or language,” he emphasized, adding: "We all have a common enemy: the bosses and their state. We will not let them divide, intimidate, oppress or silence us!”.

With the colours of the Palestinian flag filling the Petras Theatre, P. Alexandrakis condemned the brutality inflicted on the long-suffering Palestinian people by the murderous state of Israel, which has been ongoing for about two years, with the full support of the US, NATO and the EU. “We stand with Palestine until freedom prevails!”, he declared, welcoming the solidarity demonstrations being organized around the world.

A delegation from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece, as well as the Palestinian ambassador to Athens attended the concert.

 04.09.2025