Transport workers join nationwide strike on Oct 1

Public transportation successful Athens and Thessaloniki will beryllium disrupted for respective hours connected Wednesday, Oct. 1, arsenic workers astatine the Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) and the Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organization (OASTH) articulation a 24-hour nationwide strike against the government’s caller labour bill.

In Athens, OASA buses will tally lone from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with work stoppages earlier and after, while each three metro lines will run betwixt 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to assistance protesters scope rallies.

In Thessaloniki, staff voted unanimously to strike for the afloat day. 

The Panhellenic Railway Federation besides joined the strike, with Hellenic Train expected to denote cancellations. Taxi drivers, represented by the Attica Taxi Drivers’ Union (SATA), and seafarers under the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) confirmed their participation, on with aerial traffic controllers.

Aegean Airlines announced that passengers traveling connected Oct. 1 whitethorn reschedule without fees oregon cancel for a voucher.

The labour bill, titled “Fair Work for All,” allows for four-day, 10-hour workweeks, idiosyncratic contracts, and up to 13 hours of regular work under definite conditions. It extends the notation play for adjusting working hours from six to 12 months, and permits voluntary overtime of up to 4 hours per day, paid astatine a 40% premium.