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Workers at Athens metro will continue their protest with a new 24-hour strike on Monday, January 21st, 2013. Urban train ISAP/HSAP and the tram will operate only form 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. On Tuesday, workers at the three public transport means will launch a work stoppage form 12 o’ clock noon until …

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Things are getting wilder here and angry workers break the taboo after the other. That is “launching strikes over the weekend”. After a strike on Saturday, workers at Athens Metro decided to go a 24-hour strike also on Sunday, January 20th 2013. Metro workers are on strike since Thursday demanding to …

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For third consequent day workers at Athens Metro will launch a 24-hour stirke on Saturday, Jan 19th 2013. Metro workers demand to be exempted from the new payroll common for all civil servants. As Transport and Development minister rejects their demands, the workers will stage a “First in Greece”: a …

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Workers at Athens Metro, urban train ISAP (HSAP) and tram will launch a 24-hour strike on Friday, January 18th 2013. For the Metro it will be the second consequent strike day.   Workers demand to be exempted from the new collective payroll for civil servants. However Minister of Development rejected their demands. …

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Workers at Athens metro will launch a 24-hour strike on Thursday, January 17th 2012. No metro line will operate from 05:30 a.m. until half an hour after midnight. Workers protest the new payroll that cancels the national collective bargain. For transport to and from the airport, passengers can use the …

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Workers at Athens Metro and urban train ISAP (HSAP) will launch a 24-hour strike on January 1st 2013. Workers oppose wages cuts, personnel transfer and lay offs. It’s the first strike of the new troubled year 2013.

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Workers at Athens Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP (HSAP) will launch a work stoppage on December 19th and a 24-hour strike on December 20th 2012. The work stoppage will take place from 5-9 a.m. on Wednesday, the day private sector union ADEDY has called for a strike. The workers …

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Workers at Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP/HSAP are on 24-hour strike on Thursday, November 8th 2012. Also taxi owners continue their protest action.  

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Days of hell on earth and unbelievable trouble are awaiting millions of passengers, especially people who own no private car. But even motorists will see themselves stuck for hours in traffic jams as the public transport system will practically collapse and there will be no other way for people to move around. The …

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Workers at Athens Metro and Urban Train (ISAP/HSAP) will launch a 24-hour strike on Friday, November 2nd 2012. The workers protest the privatization bill that passed on Wednesday through the Parliament and the austerity package of 13.5 billion euro.

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Workers at Athens public transport will launch work stoppages during the general strike on September 26th 2012, in order to facilitate strikers to join the protest rallies in downtown Athens. Blue Buses, Trolley, Metro and Urban train (HSAP/ISAP) will operate only between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Tram will operate from …

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Workers at Athens Metro, Tram and Urban Train (ISAP/HSAP) will launch a 24-hour strike on September 20th 2012.  However they leave the possibility open for a change in the date, should their colleagues in blue buses and trolleys decide to launch similar actions. With the strike, workers in Athens public transport …

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Workers at Athens Metro and Urban Train HSAP launch a work stoppage from 11:00 a.m. to 01:00 p.m. on July 24th 2012.  The workers protest the detention of one of their colleagues, a train driver. According to Skai TV, a man fell in the rail lines last night, the driver of the …

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The Athens metro station <Syntgama> will be closed as of 5:30 pm on Friday, 6. April 2012, due to demonstrations.

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Workers at the Metro, the Tram and the Urban Train (HSAP) will launch a warning four-hour work stoppage on Wednesday, March 28th 2012. The work stoppage will take place from 11 am to 3 pm. The workers demand the signing of a Collective Labour Agreement and warn that there would …

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Greek police published several pictures of the bomb that was found at the Athens Metro on Saturday evening and asks the help of the citizens. The explosive device was carried into a green plastic bag. It didn’t explode due to some failure in the connection of the alarm clock with …

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Workers at Athens Metro, Urban Train HSAP and the Tram will launch a 24-hour strike on March 1, 2012. Workers at Public Transport means oppose the new austerity measures, that ‘cancel the rights of workers’ said their unions in a statement.

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Athens Metro strike scheduled for December 8-9th 2011 has been cancelled! earlier… Workers at Athens Metro will be on two 24-hour strike from Thursday, December 8th at 5 am until Saturday, December 10th, 2011 at 5 am. The Metro workers launch their strike to protest the attack against their union president …

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Workers at Athens Metro, Tram and Urban Train-HSAP will stage a work stoppage from 12 pm to 4 pm on November 22nd, 2011. Workers oppose the ‘labour reserve’ that sends people home with 60% on their income.

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Investments here, investments there, the retail market is frozen and big chains do their arrangements with firing personnel or closing down. Big German chain of stores with consumers electronics Media Markt Saturn announced the closure of three big stores in Athens and Thessaloniki on Monday afternoon. Media Markt issued a statement after Greek …

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