There is no end in sight to the hassle of Athens commuters, as bus and trolley bus drivers in the Greek capital will be walking off the job for a fifth straight day on Friday.
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Bus and trolley staff will hold a work stoppage on Thursday from 11:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m, the fifth day of such action, to demand safe and quality public transportation.
Bus and trolleybus workers will stage a new work stoppage for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, demanding safe and quality public transport.
Bus and trolley bus drivers in Athens will be walking off the job for five hours on Monday and holding a rally outside the headquarters of the Railway Organization (OSY) at noon in protest at safety lapses on the national rail system that contributed to the deadly train collision in central Greece on February 28.
A 24-hour strike called by workers at the Athens metro for Tuesday was called off after their union said that a “channel of communication” had been opened with the government to resolve long-standing issues.
An all-day strike will shut down the Athens metro (lines 2 and 3) on Tuesday, March 28.
Services on lines 2 (Red) and 3 (Blue) of the Athens will cease at 9 p.m. on Friday due to a work stoppage by metro workers. The lines will remain closed until the end of shift.
Greece’s taxi drivers will walk off the job on Thursday to protest what they perceive as the Transport Ministry’s inaction over long-lasting problems, their union said on Wednesday.
Demanding “clean solutions now,” regarding the train collision in northern Greece on February 28, the Taxi Workers’ Union of Attica (SATA) announced a 24-hour strike by cab drivers on Thursday (March 23).
Tens of thousands of people took part in protests and strikes in Greece on Thursday amid lingering anger over last month’s train collision near Tempe, the deadliest in the country’s history.
Clashes broke out in Athens Thursday after a general strike in Greece that was called in response to a rail disaster last month.
Thousands of Greek workers walked off the job on Thursday and rallied in central Athens to protest failures of safety standards they claim helped cause the country’s deadliest train crash, which killed 57 people on Feb. 28.
Flights to and from Greece were grounded and ships remained docked at ports on Thursday, as Greek workers walked off the job to protest over the country’s deadliest train crash on record which killed 57 people on Feb. 28.
Flights to and from Greece will be grounded and ships will remain docked at ports on Thursday, as Greek workers walk off the job to protest over the country’s deadliest train crash on record which killed 57 people on Feb. 28.
A 24-hour general strike called by Greece’s private and public sector unions, in protest at rail safety deficiencies that led to the deaths of 57 people in the February 28 train crash at Tempe, is expected to shut down most services around the country on Thursday.
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