Trains and buses ground to a halt as public transport workers went on a 48 hour strike. The ongoing subway workers' strike was forced to stop after 9 days when the Government ordered them back to work under Emergency Civilian Mobilization Conditions.
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| Subway employees burn civil mobilization documents
in Aghios Antonios station in western Athens. The protest march was
organized against the civil mobilization order issued by the Government. |
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| A passenger
is looking through the glass of the central Railway station of Athens,
closed due to the sudden 48 hour strike. Announcements stuck on the door
informs that ticket refunds for disrupted journeys will be paid after
the end of strike.
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| Trolley buses halted at the station due to a strike. The main banner reads "No to the abolition of collective labor agreements". |
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| Subway employees protest against the civil
mobilization order issued by the government. In their hands they hold
the civil mobilization's documents. |
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| Subway employees protest against the civil
mobilization order issued by the government near Aghios Antonios metro
station in Peristeri area of Athens. |
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| Subway employees burn civil mobilization documents
in Aghios Antonios station in western Athens. The protest march was
organized against the civil mobilization order issued by the Government. |
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| Subway employees burn civil mobilization documents
in Aghios Antonios station in western Athens. The protest march was
organized against the civil mobilization order issued by the Government. |
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| Syriza MPs, Panagiotis Lafazanis (R), and Vasiliki
Katrivanou (L), shout slogans together with Subway employees during the
protest march that was organized against the civil mobilization order
issued by the Government. |
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| Subway employees restart work in Aghios Antonios
metro station, enforced by the emergency order issued by the Government.
They make a few minutes symbolic occupation to continue their protest. |
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| A passenger
who arrived at the Athens central Railway station to travel sees an
announcement stuck on the door that reads "Strike". Train strike started
unplanned.
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| Passengers who arrived at the Athens central
Railway station to travel see an announcement stuck on the door that
reads "Strike". |
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| Athens central Railway station (Larissa station), is closed due to the sudden 48 hour strike. |
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| Passengers
who arrived at the Athens central Railway station to travel see an
announcement stuck on the door that informs that ticket refunds for
disrupted journeys will be paid after the end of strike.
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| Passengers who arrived at the Athens central
Railway station to travel see an announcement stuck on the door that
reads "Strike". |
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| A passenger who arrived at the Athens central Railway station to travel, leaves the station due to the unplanned strike. |
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| Passengers who arrived at the Athens central
Railway station to travel see an announcement stuck on the door that
reads "Strike". |
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A pedestrian in Athens walking on the sidewalk of Panepistimiou avenue past the closed bus station.
(The neoclassical building of National Mortgage Bank in the background). |
Trains, buses, trolleybuses and suburban commuter rail
services are on strike in Athens from today until Tuesday 29 January.
Besides subway workers' strike was forced to stop on the 9th continuous
day, after Greek Government ordered to restart work under emergency
civilian mobilization conditions.
Greek Government wants to pay subway workers, similar to other civil servants, which would mean pay cuts.
The civil mobilization order issued by the government, threatened subway
workers with dismissal, and even imprisonment. This emergency law has
only been used nine times since the collapse of Greece's military
dictatorship in 1974.
Trains and buses workers strike in solidarity to subway workers. They
also want dialogue with the Government for new collective labor
agreements.
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