Monday, February 21, 2011

Transport stoppages this week, labour strike on Wednesday

Urban buses and trolleys will be holding work stoppages on Monday and Tuesday, and ISAP trains will join in on Tuesday, while all urban transport will come to a standstill on Wednesday as the relevant unions have stated they will take part in a 24-hour nationwide labour strike called by the country's two largest umbrella unions, GSEE and ADEDY, representing the public and private sector respectively. 
 
Buses in Athens are holding a work stoppage from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, while trolleys will hold a stoppage from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
 
On Tuesday, ISAP trains will not be running from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm, while buses and trolleys will not be running from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm to enable employees to hold a general assembly to decide further action. 
 
On Wednesday, only the ISAP trains will run from 9am to 5pm, while all other public transport means will hold a 24-hour strike in the context of the nationwide labour strike called by GSEE and ADEDY. 
 
The ISAP trains will be running to serve people who wish to take part in the mass demonstration and march to be held in downtown Athens on Wednesday, according to an announcement by the employees' union. ISAP employees will be holding work stoppages from the beginning of the morning shift to 9am and from 5pm to the end of the night shift. 




source: ANA-MPA