On Wednesday, February 28, a 24-hour general strike will take place in Greece. declared ΑΔΕΔΥ, which one after another was joined by trade unions of public transport workers, air traffic controllers and maritime transport workers.
ΑΔΕΔΥ (civil servants’ union) calls for a rally on Wednesday morning in Klatmonos Square, demanding, among other things, an across-the-board salary increase of 10%, the lifting of the salary freeze for 2016-2017 and an increase in the tax-free benefit to €12,000.
Wednesday’s strike is expected to cause disruption public transport, as the involvement of air traffic controllers will lead to flight cancellations and ships will remain blocked in the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrion. In its turn taxi drivers declared a 48-hour strike on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28, according to the decision of ΣΑΤΑ.
How public transport will work in Attica
According to reports, the union announced the stoppage of city buses and trolleybuses from the beginning of the shift until 9.00 and from 21.00 until the end of the shift. Service is expected to resume from 10am or later (vehicles leave the depot at 8:30am), with the last flights departing from their starting points around 8:00pm.
Regarding the metro and trams, seven trade unions are participating in a 24-hour strike ΑΔΕΔΥ
The 24-hour strike was announced by the union of workers ΣΤΑ.ΣΥ., the union of workers of trams and urban rail vehicles ΣΤΑΣΥ (ΣΕΤ), the union of electricians “Attico Metro” (ΣΗΑΜ), the union of station guards of the “first line”, the union of workers of the Athens Operations Control Center metro (ΣΕΚΕΛΜΑ), the trade union of electricians and other road workers ΣΤΑΣΥ (ΣΗΕΚ) and the trade union of tram electricians of Attica (ΣΗΤΑ).
Flight cancellations
At the same time in There will be no flights to or from Greek airports on Wednesday.as air traffic controllers are also participating in a 24-hour strike as part of the mobilization ΑΔΕΔΥ. If a strike occurs, flights will not be operated, with the exception of essential flights (ambulance, etc.) and overflights.
“All passengers holding tickets on the affected flights can make changes without re-issuance costs or fare differences,” – Olympic Air and Aegean said in a statement.
Ferries are laid up
On Wednesday 28 February, ferries and other sea vessels will not leave the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrion due to a 24-hour strike by four seafarers’ unions.
The strike mobilization of the trade unions of the Panhellenic Union of Merchant Marine Engineers (ΠΕΜΕΝ), the Panhellenic Union of Merchant Mariners (ΠΕΝΕΝ), the Panhellenic Union of Merchant Marine Engineers “Ο ΣΤΕΦΕΝΣΩΝ” and the Panhellenic Trade Union of Merchant Navy Cooks will begin at 00:01 am on Wednesday 28 February and end at 12:00 midnight the same day.
Seafarers’ unions are demanding solutions to labor and pension issues, the signing of contracts with significant increases and measures to ensure high costs.
24-hour strike on the railway
The railways, including the suburban railways of Athens and Thessaloniki, will be subject to a 24-hour strike by trade unions. Let us remind you that the strike is taking place on the anniversary of the Tempe train accident. Among other things, railway workers are demanding the immediate hiring of personnel and the completion of network development and modernization projects.
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