Greece is entering the grip of a nationwide strike today, Wednesday, 9 April.
The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and ADEDY have declared a 24-hour General Strike on 9 April, with federations, unions, and associations from both the private and public sectors taking part. Their demands include, among other things, pay rises, Collective Labour Agreements, the reinstatement of the 13th and 14th salaries in the public sector, and measures to address the high cost of living and the housing crisis.
Calling for mass participation in the strike, the GSEE has scheduled its main rally for Wednesday morning at 11:00 in Klafthmonos Square, Athens. ADEDY’s strike rally will take place at 10:30 a.m. outside the Ministry of Finance in Syntagma Square, and the PAME rally will be held at the Propylaea at 10:30, with a simultaneous gathering at the same time in Thessaloniki at the Venizelos Statue. Citizens are also encouraged to attend other strike rallies in cities across the country.
All schools nationwide will remain closed today. Workers in buses and trolleybuses have announced partial work stoppages in solidarity with the GSEE strike. According to announcements by the OASA Workers’ Union and the ILPAP Workers’ Union, buses and trolleybuses will run from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., due to work stoppages from the start of the shift until 9:00 a.m. and from 9:00 p.m. until the end of the shift. Additionally, the Metro, the Electric Railway, and the Tram will operate from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today to facilitate transportation to the rallies. Workers on the railways, including the suburban railway (Proastiakos), are participating with a full 24-hour strike.
Ferries will remain docked, as the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation is also taking part in the strike. According to a statement from the seafarers’ union, the industrial action applies to all categories of vessels, beginning at 00:01 and ending at 24:00, with key demands focusing on the cost of living, the housing crisis, and collective bargaining rights.
31 flights to and from Cyprus cancelled due to strike in Greece
Due to the air traffic controllers’ strike in Greece today, Wednesday, a total of 31 flights scheduled to operate between the airports of Larnaca and Paphos and those of Athens and Thessaloniki have been cancelled, according to Hermes Airports.
Specifically, there have been 27 cancellations relating to Larnaca Airport and four involving flights to and from Paphos Airport.
Meanwhile, seven flights affected by the strike have been rescheduled.
The company urges the public to monitor live updates via the Hermes Airports website and to contact their airline directly for any questions.
