Strike action

The Metro Workers’ Union has declared a strike for Friday, December 13.

The strike will be in effect from 9:00 PM until the end of the shift.

Strikes are a big thing. So big, indeed, that they become the top news item in the media in all healthy democracies. And the rarer a mass mobilization is, the greater its impact. Strikes, walkouts, marches and other such protests are not just the subject of police bulletins about street closures; they bring the demands that are at stake into the public dialogue.

Thousands of workers have marched through Athens as part of a 24-hour general strike called by labor unions to protest the rising cost of living and timed to coincide with the government submitting the 2025 budget to Parliament.

Greece's major labor unions are set to stage a general strike on Wednesday, protesting the rising cost of living and demanding better wages and collective agreements.

The entire educational community, including the Federation of Secondary Education Teachers (OLME), the Greek Primary Teachers’ Federation (DOE), the Federation of Private School Teachers (OIELE), and the Federation of Special Education Staff (POSEEPEA), will join the strike.

Journalist unions in Greece launched a 24-hour strike Tuesday, joining broader labor unrest ahead of a nationwide general strike planned for Wednesday.

Greek labor unions, including the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), the Civil Servants' Confederation (ADEDY), and the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME), have announced a nationwide 24-hour strike scheduled for Wednesday.

Greece's main labor unions have called for a general strike on Wednesday to protest the rising cost of living and demand better wages and collective agreements.

Ferry crews have curtailed a four-day strike by several hours, announcing they would go back on the job in the early Friday afternoon instead of at midnight.

The strike had threatened to disrupt the travel plans of thousands of citizens heading to islands for a long weekend ahead of the October 28 national holiday on Monday.

Ferry passengers should expect ticket prices to rise as of 2025, following the agreement regarding the increase in seafarers' wages by 7% over the next two years. This agreement led to the suspension of the strike by the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) on Thursday afternoon.