Tag: Strike
Media Blackout Continues in Greece as Unions Extend Strike
Journalists, producers and technical staff decided on Wednesday to continue their strike for another 24 hours in protest against planned changes to the press...
Public Sector Strike Slows Down Greece Amidst Lockdown
Metro services in Athens will be affected on Thursday, due to the participation of workers in the 24-hour strike, which has been announced by...
Migrant Crisis: Northern Aegean Islands Will Go on General Strike Wednesday
Greece's Region of the North Aegean and its municipalities have called for a general strike on Wednesday, in a fresh protest against the tough...
Athens Gridlocked as Transport Workers Strike Over Pension Bill
Traffic in parts of the Greek capital came to a standstill on Tuesday as Greek transport workers joined a 24-hour public sector strike over...
Mountains of Garbage Grow in Athens as Sanitation Workers Stage Strike
Tons of garbage have been left uncollected in Athens and other major Greek cities as municipal sanitation workers have joined in a series of...
General Strike: Thousands March in Central Athens Against Government Bill
Despite the cloudy and rainy weather, thousands of people marched in central Athens on Tuesday morning, participating in the 24-hour general strike declared by...
Greek Ferries to Remain Docked on Wednesday Due to Industrial Action
The Hellenic Seamens' Federation (PNO) has declared a 24-hour strike on July 3 amid a labor dispute with passenger shipping operators.
Greek islands will be...
Greek Teachers Strike Over New Education Bill
Greek teachers walked off the job on Friday to protest against a bill which would change middle and high school curricula and regulate the...
”Don’t Order Food, Cook Pasta!”: Greek Food Delivery Workers Go on Strike
The first coordinated strike of workers in the food delivery sector will take place simultaneously in Athens and Thessaloniki on Thursday.
The workers in this...
Greek Islanders to Strike, Demanding Shutdown of Migrant Centers
Residents of Samos Island in the eastern Aegean called for a "day of action" on Thursday in protest against the cramped migrant center on the island.
Municipal...
Greek Government Calls Farmers for Talks as Roadblocks Continue
Greece's minister of agriculture urged striking farmers on Thursday to lift the roadblocks they had set across several highways and proceed to the negotiating table.
"I...
Greek Teachers Protest Against Proposed Legislation in Athens
Thousands of public school teachers joined a rally in central Athens on Thursday protesting the Education Ministry's proposed law on a new hiring system...
