Strike action

Thessaloniki bus drivers threaten to resume strike

Bus drivers in Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, have threatened to resume strike action in protest at payment delays.

The president of the OASTH workers' union, Dimitris Tsermenidis, warned that drivers will walk off the job unless payments are made by October 12.

"We have no other means to claim unpaid work time," he said.

End in sight for bus worker strike in Thessaloniki

After 12 days of strike action that has paralyzed bus transport in Thessaloniki, the head of the city's urban transport organization (OASTH), Christos Stefanidis, announced that the Transport Ministry had disbursed the money for striking workers to receive back pay and called on the protesters to go back to work.

Ferries to strike Thursday, Friday

Ferries were expected to stay docked in ports across Greece next Thursday and Friday as the Panhellenic Seamen's Union (PNO) has called a 48-hour strike.

The industrial action was organized in protest to a new collective agreement the union opposes.

The strike was expected to begin at 6 a.m. on Thursday, September 22 and end at 6 a.m. on Saturday, September 24.

No ferries next Thursday, Friday

Ferries were expected to stay docked in ports across Greece next Thursday and Friday after the Panhellenic Seamen's Union (PNO) called a 48-hour strike in protest to a new collective agreement it opposes.  

The industrial action was set to begin at 6 a.m. on Thursday, September 22 and end at 6 a.m. on Saturday, September 24.

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