Both the soaring inflation and the low wages mean Greek workers are struggling to make ends meet
They further, stress that public healthcare facilities have shrunk by 40% compared to 2009, with staff numbers having been reduced by half.
PNO industrial action on Thursday and Friday is expected to cancel most ferry boat routes in Greece
Besides salary demands, better workplace conditions and calls for permanent hirings, the union also demands that the government cancel a ground-breaking - by Greek standards - teacher evaluation framework
National rail services provided by private Hellenic Train are expected to take place as scheduled on the day
The strike will start at 6 am and end on the same day at 8 pm
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
Although taking an official stand on the looming reform, participation in such strikes by public school educators is usually very low
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 […]
STASY, the Athens urban rail transport issued a statement informing commuters that the Metro and the Tram would operate as per normal today
Unions are demanding a new inter-ministerial decision for their sector and adherence to all articles in a collective bargaining agreement that they claim are not being applied
A second organized protest has been scheduled for this afternoon
48hr taxi strike in Athens on Tuesday and Wednesday with a protest to be held in front of the Parliament today at 1:00pm
The purpose of the strike is to raise awareness of the various needs of Greece's free public health system
The drivers are asking that the government's tax bill be withdrawn and demanding a tax exemption limit of 12,000 euros