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Greek hospital doctors have announced a 48-hour strike on May 17 and 18 in response to the “unpopular measures” included in the recent deal between the government and the country’s international creditors.Bus routes will also be disrupted due to intermittent work stoppages on May 16, 17 and 18.
The Athens Mass Transit System (OASA) has declared a series of industrial actions that will disrupt public transport on May 16 and 18 in Athens. The workers’ union issued a statement protesting against the government’s agreement to a new memorandum linked to a set of harsh measures against social groups and employees. Buses will not be running on May 16 from 11am till 4pm, on May 17 and 18 from the start of the shift till 9am and from 9pm till the end of the shift.
QuoteGreek hospital doctors have announced a 48-hour strike on May 17 and 18 in response to the “unpopular measures” included in the recent deal between the government and the country’s international creditors.Bus routes will also be disrupted due to intermittent work stoppages on May 16, 17 and 18.http://www.ekathimerini.com/218384/article/ekathimerini/news/greek-hospital-doctors-announce-48-hour-strike Looks as though you might be inconvenienced, Tony. Hope you have a good break, anyway.
PNO Announces New Strike, No Ferries in Greece on May 18-19Ferries in Greece will be docked for four days in a row, due to strike action of the Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO).PNO announced on Tuesday that it will hold a second 48-hour nationwide strike in all ship categories from 00:01 on Thursday, May 18, until 24:00 on Friday May 19. The industrial action will follow a strike scheduled to run from 00:01 on Tuesday, May 16, until 24:00 on Wednesday, May 17.
4-day nationwide strike called by local authority staff unions in GreeceMunicipal services throughout the country are set to shut down for four days, from Saturday until the following Tuesday, due to strike action announced by local authority staff unions demanding permanent jobs for local government contract workers and municipal nursery employees.Municipal authorities have appealed to local residents and businesses to avoid putting rubbish out onto the street until the strike ends, while scheduled sports and cultural events have been cancelled.
Local government union federation POE-OTA announced a sit-in in all the municipal garbage truck depots as of midnight on Sunday until June 21 and a 24-hour strike on June 22
POE-OTA union ends 11-day sanitation workers strike; rubbish collection begins
THURSDAYThe national federation of hotel employees holds a 24-hour strike
Strike by HELPE workers sparks fuel concernsA 16-day strike announced by the PSEEP union, which represents workers at Hellenic Petroleum (ELPE), is expected to make it difficult for fuel to reach Greece’s islands and other parts of the country.The actions consists of several one- or two-day strikes as well as two five-day walkouts that will start on August 22 and 27.ELPE’s management has appealed to the courts to have the strike deemed illegal and has given assurances that there is enough fuel for deliveries to made as usual this weekend.
Archaeological sites in Greece to shut for strikeGreece’s archaeological sites and most museums will remain closed between 12 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday due to a strike by unionists demanding the payment of employees on short-term contracts.
THURSDAYEmployers at press distribution companies hold a 24-hour strike.
Doctors, nurses walk off job to protest austerityStrike action by state doctors and nurses is expected to affect services at hospitals around the country Wednesday.The Panhellenic Federation of Public Hospital Workers (POEDIN) has called on staff in Athens to walk off the job from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. while union members in other parts of the country will hold a 24-hour strike.
MONDAYOTE group employees begin a 48-hour strike.
Doctors at state hospitals are to walk off the job for four hours from 11 a.m. on Wednesday
State hospital doctors will hold a four-hour work stoppage on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Local authority workers are to walk off the job on Wednesday, in response to a call by their union, POE-OTA, for a 24-hour strike.
Unions call general strike for Dec. 14
Ferry strike announced for next ThursdayFerries will remain docked throughout next Thursday after the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) said on Friday that it would be joining a general strike called for that day by the country's two main labor unions, GSEE and ADEDY.The PNO said it will hold a 24-hour strike on December 14, from midnight to midnight.
A four-hour walkout by air-traffic controllers will mean a number of domestic flights will be canceled between 8 a.m. and noon.
Seamen's Federation declares 24h strike on FridayThe Hellenic Seamen's Federation has declared a 24 hour strike on Friday, with the option to escalate mobilisations.Ships throughout the country will remained docked from 00.01 until 24.00 on Friday.
Farmers prepare protests with disruptive tractor blockades of roadsFarmers in Thessaly have decided that they will take to the streets and city squares on 12 January in the city of Karditsa to pressure the government to satisfy a long list of demands