Commuters in Greek capital Athens will face troubles on Thursday, due to the 24-hour strike called by several unions, as transport workers will also join the protest against the Labor Bill with strike and wort stoppages. One of the problems is that a court in Athens declared as “illegal” the …
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Labor Day Strikes and Work Stoppages in Greece’s public transport
Transport workers’ unions in Greece are mobilizing with strikes and work stoppages to mark the Labor Day on Monday, as they do every year on May 1, 2023. Especially public transport workers in Athens, are engaged in 24-hour strikes and work stoppages. Buses and Trolley buses will operate from 9:00 …
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Public Transport on strike paralyze Greece
Public transport means are on work stoppages or 24-hour strike, ships and ferries remain docked, trains are parked and even taxi drivers have pull the handbrake to raise their voice against the rising prices and the cost of living. The situation in the Greek capital Athens is for commuters even …
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50,000 lightning bolts fall in Greece in less than 24 hours
Some 50,000 lightning bolts fell in Greece in less than 24 hours, as powerful thunderstorms struck large part of the eastern of continental Greece and the islands of the Aegean Sea for a second day on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. According to the data published by the National Observatory of …
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Greece’s Medicane Zorbas strikes SW Peloponnese (videos, pictures)
It was short after 10 o’ clock on Saturday morning when Mediterranean Cyclone Zorbas stroke the Prefecture of Messinia in South-West Peloponnese, in South Greece. “Initially it was just rough sea, when suddenly strong wind started to blow and rain fell,” a local reporter said. In the Gulf of Messinia, …
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Athens: Protesters burn US flag outside embassy as they march in against Syria strikes
Thousands of Greek marched through downtown Athens and to the building of US embassy to protest US-led strikes in Syria on Saturday. The protest was organized by Communist Party KKE. The protesters chanted slogan anti-U.S. slogans but also against the NATO and the EU. Right in front of the embassy …
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US, UK and France launch strikes in Syria before Chemical Weapons investigation
Bombing has begun. US, UK, France launched missile strikes on Syria short before 4:00 o’ clock Saturday. The strikes lasted for about one hour, more than 100 missiles were fired. The Strikes were reportedly launched while US President Donal Trump was still addressing the nation. Strikes rocked Damascus with explosions …
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Eurocontrol warns airlines of possible missile strikes into Syria
Pan-European air traffic control agency Eurocontrol on Tuesday warned airlines to exercise caution in the eastern Mediterranean Sea due to the possible launch of air strikes into Syria in next 72 hours. Eurocontrol said that air-to-ground and/or cruise missiles could be used within that period and there was a possibility …
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European Commission will set out plan to tackle air traffic control strikes
The European commission is expected to act to reduce the impact of air traffic control strikes, which have disrupted thousands of flights in recent years, with British holidaymakers often badly affected. Airlines are expecting Brussels to call on member states this week to protect international flights passing over its airspace …
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Public Transport, ferries, flights, trains: Work stoppage and 24h strikes May 16-19/2017
Workers at public transport means, ferries and ships but also air-traffic controllers launch work stoppages and strikes to protest the voting of the new austerity measures package. Strike and work stoppage schedule May 16-18 2017 +++ Ferries, ships : twice 48h strikes May 16 -17 2017 and 18-19 2017 On …
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Greek unions celebrate International Labor Day, as government signs agreement with lenders
Thousands of unionists flocked to downtown Athens on Monday morning to celebrate the International Labor Day as the government and creditors agree on additional austerity measures. No more austerity is the central slogan of public and private sector unions ADEDY and GSEE. the established unions managed to get together just …
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Correction! Workers at Athens Public Transport & Ports on strike May 26/2016 (see schedule)
Workers at metro, tram, urban train ISAP, buses and trolley buses will launch work stoppages on Thursday, May 26th 2016. Metro, Tram, Urban train will not operate between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m Buses, Trolley buses will not operate between 11 am and 5 p.m. The work stoppage aims to …
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Greece’s parliament votes Pensions Reforms, Taxation – A Hell of a Protest Day
Protest rallies against the Pensions Reform and the new taxation system started already at 10 o’ clock on Sunday morning with thousands of Communist KKE union PAME-members to have gathered at Syntagma square outside the Greek Parliament. An hour later, members of private sector unions umbrella GSEE started to flock …
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Creditors pleased with Greece’s Pension Reforms Plan, the society prepares “dynamic protests”
It looked rather quiet on the Eurogroup front on Thursday. The Greek government bowed to the creditors’ pressure and accepted that the International Monetary Fund remains in the Greek program. The eurozone finance ministers saw “progress” in what the Greeks have been doing since last summer in order to please …
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November in Greece: strikes, protest rallies, work stoppages schedule
The fronts are clear: workers oppose austerity, creditors enforce it, government implements it. The consequence is also clear: strikes, protest rallies, work stoppages. Trouble. Protesters’ mobilization started today, Monday, with teachers, students and parents taking to the streets to demonstrate about the situation in the Education. Secondary education teachers were …
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Greek court rules: Teachers’ and Transport workers’ strikes put public health at risk
Did you know that teachers’ strikes put the students’ health at risk? Have you ever thought that a court is concerned about the public health when it comes to strikes but it doesn’t seem to care when thousands of patients are deprived of basic medical care because they cannot afford …
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Greek public sector on strike: Mar 12 & Mar 19-20/2014
Greece’s public sector union ADEDY will launch a 24-hour strike tomorrow Wednesday, March 12th 2014, in order to protest the the measure of the so-called “availability” that sends home civil servants with 75% of their salary and eventually lays them off after seven months. The measure that will end up …
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Greek gov’t to issue 86,000 ‘civil mobilization’ orders for teachers …before the strike
Greek government is determined to have university entrance exams take place as scheduled. Starting date is the 17th of May 2013, not matter what. Therefore, after the teachers’ union announced on Friday that they would launch a strike, the education minister rushed to prime minister. Antonis Samaras signed a “civil …
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Athens: Public transport strikes, work stoppages Feb 19-20/2013
Workers at Athens public transport means will launch several strikes and work stoppages on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 19th and 20th 2013. Feb 19 Trolley on work stoppage from 11 am until 5 pm due to general meeting of union Feb 20 – general strike day Trains OSE and Proastiakos on …
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Public sector, seamen, train workers, doctors… strikes on Jan 31/Feb1 2013
Several sectors of public and private life will be on strike on January 31st and February 1sr 2013, with hospitals working on emergency staff and public transport passengers to face some problems. Buses: 24h strike TrainOSE trains and Proastiakos: 24h strike (therefore metro up to <Doukissis Plakentias> station, not up/from …
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