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Greece faces widespread disruption on May 30 as a range of labor unions announce a 24-hour strike. The General Confederation of Greek Labor, which represents over 80 individual unions, will instruct its members to strike. They will be joined by...

Commuters and visitors in Athens can expect transport problems on Monday as union members launch 24-hour strike action. Lines 2 and 3 (the red and blue lines respectively) will be out of service. The disruption to line 3 will also...

A 24-hour strike by Greek seamen to mark May 1 will paralyse shipping across the country on Tuesday. The Panhellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) said it had called the action as part of International Labor Day celebrations as well as an...

The union representing workers at the state-run Public Power Corporation (PPC) has started what it says will be rolling 48-hour strikes against government plans for the privatization of lignite plants. Analysts say that if GENOP carries out its threat for...

Athens taxi drivers walked off the job on Tuesday in protest at what they call unfair competition from the Uber ride-hailing service. Cab drivers gathered outside their SATA union headquarters in downtown Athens in protest over the "illegal and arbitrary...

Greek Ministry of Culture staff, including archaeological sites and museum guards, will go on a 24-hour strike on Friday in Attica and on Crete. Staff are protesting about the layoff of 20 employees in both areas, and contracts for additional...

Medical staff from Greek state hospitals will go on strike on Wednesday, angry at government hiring practices and a lack of money they claim have led to a shortfall in doctors. Members of the OENGE union will go on a...

Greek riot police intervened to push away a group of striking workers trying to storm the Ministry of Health in downtown Athens on Thursday. Members of the Public Health Workers' Union (POEDHN) were demonstrating against cuts in healthcare and their...

Greek lawmakers on Monday night passed a series of controversial economic reforms amid strikes and protests in the capital, Athens. After hours of debate, lawmakers eventually backed the so-called omnibus bill with 154 voting in favor and 141 against. Today's vote...

Athenians were without public transport on Monday as Greek labor unions went on strike to protest further creditor-demanded measures due to be voted on in Parliament. Monday's strike caused havoc in Athens, with the shutdown of public transport leading to...