A 24-hour nationwide strike is set to disrupt services across Greece on Wednesday, as the country’s two main labor unions demand higher wages and action on the rising cost of living.
The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), which represents private sector employees, and public sector union ADEDY have called the walkout, which will affect a wide range of sectors including transport, education, and municipal services.
Air traffic controllers will join the strike, grounding flights for the day. Ferry services will also be suspended as the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) participates, halting all categories of vessels.
Metro and electric railway (ISAP) services in Athens will operate only from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with limited service to Athens International Airport. Syntagma and Panepistimio stations will remain closed. No train services, including the suburban railway (Proastiakos), will run.
Public buses and trolleybuses will operate between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., with services suspended outside those hours. Suburban bus routes operated by KTEL are expected to run normally.
The strike also affects teachers, local government workers, and tourism employees. The Panhellenic Federation of Food and Tourism Workers (POEET) has called on members to join a central protest at Klafthmonos Square in Athens at 11 a.m.
Unions are calling for sector-wide collective labor agreements, wage increases, the reinstatement of 13th and 14th monthly salaries, and policy measures to ease the housing crisis and inflation pressures.