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Healthcare staff and nursing personnel in Greece’s public hospitals will launch a 24-hour strike in the region and a work stoppage from 8.00 to 15.00 in Athens on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, the Panhellenic Federation of Employees in Public Hospitals (POEDIN) has announced. A protest at 8.30 am at Mavili …

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Greece’s public sector unions federation ADEDY has announced a nationwide 24-hour strike scheduled for April 9, 2025. According to information, the private sector unions umbrella is also planning a 24-hour strike on the same day. According to a federation announcement, the main demands are the reinstatement of the 13th and …

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Local government workers have called a national 24-hour strike on Friday, March 21, 2025, following a decision by their union POE-OTA, calling for permanent contracts of specific workers. The union is demanding that short-term employees on NSRF programs at municipalities be given permanent positions. The action concerns employees at social …

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Protesters heading to the big Tempi rally at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens on Friday, February 28, can use the “solidarity taxi” free of charge. The Attica Taxi Drivers Association (SOTA) announced the pick-up points for protesters by volunteer drivers Metaxourgeio Metro Station Megaro Musikis Metro Station ISAP Victoria Square …

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Three days before the 24-hour general strike and the rallies to commemorate the 57 victims of the Tempi tragedy on 28. February 2023, workers at public transport means in Greek capital Athens have announced their participation in the mobilization. According to latest information early Tuesday evening (February 25, 2025) the …

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A 24-hour general strike will paralyze Greece on 28. February 2025, on the second anniversary of the Tempi train tragedy and hundreds of rallies will take place throughout the country and abroad to commemorate the 57 victims of the train collision and demand Justice, exactly two years after the disaster. …

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Greece’s air traffic controllers announced that they join the 24-hour nationwide general strike called by private and public sector unions to demand justice for the victims of the Tempi train tragedy two years ago. The air controllers’ participation in the strike is expected to ground all commercial passenger flights heading …

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The general assembly of the civil servants union federation ADEDY unanimously decided to hold a 24-hour strike on February 28, on the occasion of the two-year anniversary since the Tempi train crash. In an announcement on Wednesday, ADEDY called on all the member-federations, its prefectural departments, primary unions and all …

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The Board of Directors of the Taxi Drivers’ Union of Attica (SATA) has decided to launch a 6-hour work stoppage on upcoming Thursday, January 23, 2025. The work stoppage is scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. The SATA decision was taken during a meeting where …

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Public transport will be heavily affected especially in the Greek capital Athens by the 24-hour general strike on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, declared by the private and public sector unions ADEDY and GSEE. According to public transport workers’ unions, there will be two workout in the morning and the evening …

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The Greek Federation of Seamen (PNO) announced early Friday afternoon that they end their strike after a meeting with Maritime Minister, Christos Stylianidis,  earlier today. First ferries already left the port of Piraeus. If you plan to travel by sea, check with local port authorities, shipping companies and travel agents. …

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Ferries and ships will remain docked at Greek ports for another 48 hours after the  Panhellenic Maritime Federation (PNO) decided to escalate its mobilizations and extend the strike that started on October 22, 2024. On Wednesday, the PNO announced a new 48-hour strike for tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday, October 24-25, …

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Passengers trains in Greece will not operate on Thursday, 10. October 2024, due to a 24-hour strike announced by the Hellenic Train workers’ union and thus the driving personnel. UPDATE: A court in Athens declared the 24h strike by Hellenic Train drivers as “illegal”. So, there will be no strike, …

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Ferries and ships will remain docked at Greek ports due to a 48-hour nationwide strike announced by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation. The strike will take place on October 22-23, 2024. The union demands the signing of collective labor agreements for 2025 in the coastal shipping sector, with a 12% wage …

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Greece’s public sector union ADEDY has called for a 24-hour strike to tak eplace tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. In its call to the strike, ADEDY demands, among others, a horizontal increase of employees’ salaries by 10%, collective labor agreements, abolition of the salary freeze and of the 2% unemployment …

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The metro in Athens and other public transport means in the Greek capital will limit their service operation on Labor Day, 1. May 2024, due to the traditional strikes and work stoppages. As there has been confusion about the work stoppages up to last minute on Tuesday here is the …

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Public transport means will paralyze on upcoming Labor Day as several workers’ unions will join the traditional strikes on Wednesday, May 1, 2014. Private and public workers unions GSEE and ADEDY have called for the strike on Wednesday expressing their opposition to government’s decision to transfer the “holiday” after Easter …

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Ferries and ships will remain docked at Greece’s port on May 1st, 2024, following a decision by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) to participate in a 24-hour, nationwide strike called by the General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE). The strike affects all categories of ships in the country and …

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Thousands of Greeks took to the streets on Wednesday to protest low wages and high prices and the cancelling of collective bargains for over ten years. The strike organized by the Federation of Private sector Workers (GSEE) has paralyzed the country as workers in main public transport means joined the …

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Journalists in Greece are on a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, April 16, to protest employers’ refusal to sign collective labor agreements in privately owned media, low wages and a threat to plurality. The strike started at 5 a.m. on Tuesday and will last until 5 a.m. on Wednesday. It affects …

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