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Greece
Civil Servants' Union Federation ADEDY Calls Strike and Rally Next Thursday
The civil servants' union federation announced a rally in Klafthmonos Square on Thursday at 11 a.m., on the same day that it has declared a 24-hour general strike.
ADEDY's strike action was decided in response to the negotiations between the...
Greece
Journalists to Hold a 5-Hour Strike on Tuesday
Journalists in all private, public and municipal media (print, broadcasting and internet) will hold a five-hour strike on Tuesday, October 25 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.. The strike also includes the state broadcaster ERT, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency...
Greece
Air Traffic Controllers Call Off Planned Strike Action
Airlines on Saturday announced the cancellation of hundreds of flights ahead of a series of rolling strikes by the country's air traffic controllers, however the action was averted at the eleventh hour. Greek Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis had accused...
Greece
Greek Aviation Workers Call-off Strike for Thursday and Friday
According to announcements from OSYPA -- the union that represents Greek aviation workers -- the strike that was scheduled to take place on Thursday and Friday has been called off shortly after it was called on to begin.
The strike...
Greece
Strikes and Work Stoppages Announced by Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnel
The air traffic safety electronics personnel of the Greek Civil Aviation Authority will hold work stoppages and strikes as of Friday and until September 29 to protest the “assigning of Greece’s national airspace to private interests,” according to a...
Greece
Expected 48-Hour Ferry Strike Thursday and Friday
The Panhellenic Seaman's Union has called for a 48-hour ferry strike expected to begin at 6 am on Thursday, September 22 and ending on Saturday, September 24 at 6 am.
The strike will impact all ferries across Greece in protest to...
Greece
Greek Rail Workers Call of Planned Strikes on Tuesday Until Thursday
Greece's national and suburban railways (Proastiakos) will operate as normal on Tuesday following the suspension of rolling strike action that was set to halt operations until Thursday.
Unionists decided to suspend the strike action after meeting with officials from Greece's...
Greece
New Rail Strike Announced Next Week
No passenger trains will travel from Monday until Wednesday, while freight trains will be immobilised until next Thursday, due to a new round of rolling three-hour work stoppages announced by workers in the Greek railway operator TRAINOSE.
In a union...
Crime
Lawyers' Strike Deemed Illegal by Top Greek Court
Greece's Council of State, it's top administrative court, decided that the Greek lawyers strike that started on January 12 is illegal and in violation of the Greek constitution and international law. The lawyers' strike brought Greek courts to a...
Economy
Piraeus Port Strike Sends Cruise Ships to Turkey
The continuing strike of Piraeus Port workers impedes cruise ships from docking and as a result the vessels are forced to go to Turkey, says a Kathimerini report.
The workers are on rolling 48-hour strikes protesting the privatization of Piraeus...