Transport, municipal workers, taxi drivers, lawyers on strike, among others
Commuters face major disruptions next week as fixed-track and other
public transport services come to a halt in response to a raft of
austerity measures that are to be presented to Parliament for
ratification this week.
Staff protesting austerity measures and
structural reforms are suspending services on the Athens metro, the
Piraeus-Kifissia electrical railway (ISAP) and the tram Monday and
Tuesday, while bus and trolley bus drivers are set to walk off the job
Tuesday and Wednesday. Service will also be halted on the national and
suburban railways Tuesday and Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the country’s
two biggest umbrella unions have called a general strike Tuesday and
Wednesday, meaning public services will be disrupted. Lawyers across the
country are suspending activity for five days starting Monday, while
prosecutors are extending their strike to November 18.
Municipal
workers protesting plans to slash over 3,000 jobs are expected to hold
sit-ins at city halls, garbage truck depots and waste management
facilities on Monday.
A decision on allowing limited metro
services so that protesters can attend anti-austerity rallies in Athens
is expected to be reached by unionists on Monday. Disruptions are also
expected at Athens International Airport on Tuesday from a three-hour
stoppage by air-traffic controllers, starting at 10 a.m.
Taxis
begin rolling 24-hour strikes on Monday, while hospital doctors embark
on a three-day walk-out through Wednesday. Journalists are also holding a
24-hour strike on Monday. |
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