Uncollected rubbish began to pile up on the streets of Athens as
industrial actions by municipality of Athens contract workers continued, with the ongoing City Hall sit-in and the occupation of the municipal garbage truck terminal.
industrial actions by municipality of Athens contract workers continued, with the ongoing City Hall sit-in and the occupation of the municipal garbage truck terminal.
All initiatives undertaken by Mayor Yiorgos Kaminis, aimed at finding a solution to the crisis, were unsuccessful.
Strikers called for a "political solution" for the roughly 2,000 contract workers facing redundancy.
Radical Left Coalition (Syriza) parliamentary group leader Alexis Tsipras met with the strikers on Tuesday morning and called for a solution to their problem.
Communist Party (KKE) general secretary Aleka Papariga met with them on Monday.
source: ANA
