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Workers at Athens Metro, Urban train and Tram have cancelled their work stoppages scheduled for Thursday, October 17, 2019. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, workers said they cancel their protest mobilization after receiving assurances by the Transport Minister with regards to their collective bargain. Last week, KTG reported: …

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Workers at Athens Metro Lines 1, 2 and 3, and at the Tram have announced to launch work stoppages on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Train and Proastiakos workers have declared a 24-hour strike on the same day. Affected by the work stoppage are Metro Lines 2 and 3, Urban train …

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Commuters in Greek capital Athens will not be able to use the Tram, the Metro and the Urban Train ISAP for four hours on Friday, June 14th 2019. From 10 o’ clock in the morning until 2 o’ clock in the afternoon, the Tram operation will be halted. Metro Lines …

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Commuters in Greek capital Athens will face major problems tomorrow Friday after workers’ union at Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP declared a double work stoppage for May 31, 2019. the first work stoppage will take place with the start of the morning shift and last until 8 o’ clock …

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Urgent maintenance works on the construction and retaining walls channeling the river of Ilissos underground will disrupt the operation of the Athens Tram for an unspecified period of time. Starting on Friday, October 19th 2018, the Tram will no longer operate up to end station <Syntagma> but will halt at …

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Workers at Athens public transport means as well as at trains TRAINOSE and Proastiakos will hold 24-hour strikes and work stoppages on May 1st 2018. Below the schedule: Trains & Proastiakos: 24-hour strike. The strike starts at 00:01 May 1st and end 23:59 on the same day Blue Buses: will …

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Only one out of three Tram lines, the along the Athens Riviera, will be in operation for eleven whole days, causing immense trouble to thousands of commuters and why not, tourists. Due to construction works,  Tram lines 1 and 2, that is “Syntagma⇔Asklipieio Voula” and “Syntagma⇔SEF/Neo Faliro” will be halted …

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Unions of workers at Athens public transport means have called for a 24-hours strike on Monday, January 15th 2018, to protest the new labor law that restricts the right to strike. The Athens Metro, the Tram, the urban train ISAP, buses and trolley buses will remain parked for 24 hours …

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Troubles ahead for commuters in Athens as workers at METRO Lines 2 and 3 and TRAM will launch a 24-hour strike on Friday, January 12, 2018. Workers at Urban train ISAP will launch a 4-hour stoppage between 12 o; clock noon and 3:00 p.m. Trolley buses and buses will operate …

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Workers at public transport means in Athens will join the general strike of public and private sector unions on December 14th 2017. Transport means workers will launch work stoppages next Thursday, mainly in order to allow unionists to join the big protest rally again austerity measures. According to an announcement …

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Workers at fixed-track public transport means in Athens will launch a work stoppage on Monday, October 9th 2017, to protest technical problems in the issuing of electronic Smart Cards and Tickets. The workers union STASY originally said that they will of the metro, tram and urban train ISAP from 12 …

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Workers at the Athens Metro, the Tram and the Urban train ISAP will launch a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, March 1st 2017 and one on Friday, March 1st and 3rd 2017. Workers oppose the legislation according to which the commercial use of stations and spaces of the Urban Rail Transport …

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Workers at the Athens Metro, the Tram and the Urban train ISAP will launch a 24-hour strike on Thursday, February 23rd 2017. Workers oppose the legislation according to which the commercial use of stations and spaces of the Urban Rail Transport SA (STA.SY) will be given to the Public Bus …

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Workers at Athens Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP will launch work stoppages, starting tomorrow Friday, November 18th and ending on December 2nd 2016. Work Stoppage schedule: Nov 18: metro, tram begin of shift until 10 am, Urban train 12 noon to 4 pm Nov 21: Urban train begin of …

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Wednesday, November 16th 2016 will be another day of trouble for drivers and commuters. as US President Barack Obama will visit the Acropolis and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation in Faliron in order to deliver a speech. Metro station <Acropolis> will close as of 9:30 a.m. The Tram operation will be …

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+++ UPDATE II: Confusion till the end of the day, now it seems final: Metro and Tram workers will be on work stoppage from beginning of shift until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 15th 2016. Workers at urban train ISAP have cancelled their strike. Whether they will keep their work …

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Workers at Athens Metro and Urban Train ISAP surprisingly announced that they launch a 24-hour strike tomorrow Wednesday, July 6th 2016. Workers of TRAINOSE and Proastiakos will join the 24-hour strike tomorrow. According to a latest development, workers at the Tram will launch a work stoppage from 10 am until …

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Workers at Athens, Metro, Tram and Urban train ISAP will launch a series of warning work stoppages to protest that public transport organizations will be transferred to the new Privatization super-Fund. The schedule for the work stoppages for the next 15 days are: Monday, June 6th: begin of morning shirt …

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Athenians with no private vehicle or no money for taxi have to stay at home today as all public transport means are on strike. Metro, urban train ISAP, tram, buses and trolley buses are on a 48-hour strike that started on Friday morning and will end on Sunday morning. Oh …

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Workers at Athens Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP have launched a 24-hour strike on Sunday, November 15th 2015. Reason for the strike is the general assembly of the workers’ union of these three public transport means. “The strike will allow workers to participate in the assembly so that important …

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