No trains, suburban railway on Wednesday

Αthens will remain without trains and suburban railway on Wednesday, as the Federation of Railworkers announced that it will participate in the 24-hour strike declared by the General Confederation of Workers in Greece (GSEE) on October 5.

The workers express their opposition to the reserve labour which they say opens the door to thousands of layoffs.

 

A general meeting by Athens bus workers, held during a work stoppage between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Monday, ended without any agreement on future strike action.

Sources said the likeliest outcome would be a 24-hour strike by bus workers on Wednesday.

They are likely to be joined on that day by workers on the Athens metro, who may however run trains for some hours during the day in order to allow people to travel to the centre of Athens and participate in protest rallies organised by the umbrella trade union organisations.