ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s civil servants walked off the job Thursday on a 24-hour strike that disrupted public transport and left ferries tied up in ports.
Public sector employees’ unions referred to as the strike to demand the withdrawal of a labor legislation the federal government says will improve flexibility within the job market, however that unions decry as an assault on their rights.
Athens’ subway was to be shut in the course of the strike, whereas the capital’s tram and trolley system was to function just for a part of the day. Docs and nurses in public hospitals, in addition to some academics, have been additionally on strike.
Flights, nevertheless, have been working usually after participation by air visitors controllers was deemed unlawful.
A whole lot of hanging employees have been marching by way of central Athens in two separate demonstrations. Street closures attributable to the protests, mixed with the disruption to public transport, snarled visitors within the capital.
