Greece strike

On Monday Athens will be without taxis, on account of a 24-hour taxi strike.

The strike will begin at 5 a.m. on Monday, September 9, and continue until 5 a.m. on Tuesday, September 10

The Attica region will be “taxiless” on Thursday, as the Attica Taxi Drivers’ Union (SATA) announced a 24-hour strike in protest of an amendment proposed by the Ministry of Tourism. As part of the strike, taxi owners are calling for a gathering with their vehicles at 9:30 am at the intersection of Spyrou Patsi and Athinon […]

The strike will start at 6 am and end on the same day at 8 pm

The strike and protest is expected to disrupt public sector services and cause traffic disruptions in downtown Athens

The strike applies to public hospitals in Athens from 8:00am to 3:00pm and lasts for 24 hours in the greater Attica region

The actual May Day strike holiday was switched by the Greek government to next Tuesday, two days after Orthodox Easter Sunday

Travelers and commuters will be affected by a 24-hour general strike for May Day on Wed. with demonstrations planned in central Athens and Thessaloniki in the morning.

Unions are demanding wage increases, the reinstatement of collective bargaining agreements and measures against cost-of-living hikes

The industrial action will take place a day before a 24-hour nationwide strike has been called in the country

Greece’s civil servants' union has declared a 24-hour nationwide strike for May 21 in reaction to the rising cost of living.

One of the most remarkable sites in Greece, the Petralona Cave where a prehistoric skull was found, has reopened to the public

Police made several arrests

Strike called by union of air traffic controllers ruled illegal

No ferries, flights, trains or taxis in Athens on Wednesday after labor unions announced a 24-hour nationwide strike

Relevant unions are participating in a 24-hour strike in the country

The Union of Air Traffic Controllers' participation in the general ADEDY strike means that no domestic or international flights will take-off or arrive in Greece that day

Visitors, many from around the world, waiting to visit the Acropolis archaeological site on Tuesday morning were in store for an unpleasant surprise, as a union representing guards declared what it called a 24-hour “warning strike”. According to the union (PEYFA), which represents guards at archaeological sites around the country – all of whom enjoy […]

A second organized protest has been scheduled for this afternoon

The disruptions are connected to the arrival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Athens and a taxi strike related today's vote on a new tax bill