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Athens: Metro station closed on Mar 24-25/2013

Upon police order,  metro station <Syntagma> will be closed to public on March 24th and 25th 2013 due to students’ and military parades to mark Greece’s National Day.The measure is imposed as...

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Greece’s labour unions on May Day strike – See schedule May 1/2013

Greek unions will launch broader strikes on May 1, 2013 which is traditionally celebrated as a holiday for the public and private sector. Despite the government efforts to relocate the day-off a week...

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Athens: four metro stations close due to May Day protests May 1/2013

Police ordered the closure of four metro stations in downtown Athens due to May Day protests organized by public and private sector unions and opposition parties. Stations <Syntgama>,...

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Trains, Proastiakos: work stoppage and 24h strike over Easter weekend, May...

Workers at Trainose trains and Proastiakos will launch one work stoppage and a 24-hour strike over the Greek-Orthodox Easter weekend, 4th and 5th May 2013. On Saturday the work stoppage will take place...

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Athens: Bus, Trolley passengers to pay higher prices, if purchase tickets...

Passengers in Athens buses and trolleys will have to pay higher prices,  if they purchase their tickets from the drivers of  these two public transport means. Bus- and trolley drivers will sell the...

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UPD Greece: Who is on strike? July 16, 2013

Greece’s public and private sector unions ADEY and GSEE will launch a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, July 16th 2013, bringing the country into a halt. Apart from the public servants also doctors and...

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Athens: Four Metro stations closed just for one …Schaeuble *sigh*

Schaeuble comes, Greeks go… Αthenians are going to be in real trouble tomorrow due to the visit of German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, Not only the city center will be cordoned and public...

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Athens Trolley on work stoppage, Oct 7/2013

Personnel at Athens Trolleys will be on work stoppage from 12 o’clock noon until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7th 2013, so that workers can attend a general meeting of their union. The collective...

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UPD Athens Court cancels Metro, Urban Train work stoppage, Oct 10/2013

An Athens court ruled the work stoppage to be launched by metro and urban train workers was illegal. Therefore, the metro and the urban train ISAP will operate as usual on October 10th 2013.Workers at...

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Greece’s trains, ferries & public transport strike schedule Nov 5-6/2013

Greece’s workers at public transport means but also at trains and ferries will join the strike that public and private sector unions will launch on November 6th 2013. However trains and Proastiakos...

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Athens: Bus, Trolley passengers to pay higher prices, if purchase tickets...

Passengers in Athens buses and trolleys will have to pay higher prices,  if they purchase their tickets from the drivers of  these two public transport means. Bus- and trolley drivers will sell the...

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Athens: One Metro station to close due to protests, April 9/2014

Greek police will close metro station <Syntagma> to public due to protests that will take place in downtown Athens on Wednesday, April 9th 2014. <Syntagma> station will close as of 10 a.m....

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Greek court rules: Teachers’ and Transport workers’ strikes put public health...

Did you know that teachers’ strikes put the students’ health at risk? Have you ever thought that a court is concerned about the public health when it comes to strikes but it doesn’t seem to care when...

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First anti-SYRIZA general strike and protest with teargas from the left

It must have been an awesome experience: to be a SYRIZA supporter, to have joined the anti-austerity protest and to be teargassed by the same government that you support. This interpretation of the...

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Correction! Workers at Athens Public Transport & Ports on strike May 26/2016...

Workers at metro, tram, urban train ISAP, buses and trolley buses will launch work stoppages on Thursday, May 26th 2016. Metro, Tram, Urban train will not operate between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m Buses,...

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Thessaloniki indefinitely without public buses as OASTH personnel claims...

Drivers of public buses in Thessaloniki in northern Greece did not bother to wake up in the middle of the night and enter the early shift on Saturday, September 17th 2016. Together with their...

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Athens: Metro, Tram, urban train work stoppage schedule Nov 18-Dec 2/2016

Workers at Athens Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP will launch work stoppages, starting tomorrow Friday, November 18th and ending on December 2nd 2016. Work Stoppage schedule: Nov 18: metro, tram begin...

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24h general strike of Private & Public sectors to paralyze Greece on Dec 8/2016

Greece’s public sector unions umbrella GSEE and public sector union ADEDY will launch a 24-hour strike on Thursday, December 8th 2016. Workers at public administration services, hospitals, utility...

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Greeks protest new austerity with general strike, Public Transport schedule...

Greeks protest the new austerity package of 4.9billion euros measures with a 24-hour general strike. Public and private sector unions ADEDY and GESEE have called to action that will paralyze Greece on...

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Smart Cards and Smart Tickets for Athens Public Transport as of Oct 1/2017

After long delays and set backs, public transport means in Athens finally are ready to introduce new system of tickets for commuters, the smart cards and smart tickets. The new system goes into effect...

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