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Metro, ISAP call strike on Easter Sunday, as action also expected to affect airport service
There will be no metro or ISAP electric railway service in Athens on Easter Sunday due to a strike called on Thursday by workers, who are upset that their collective contract has not been agreed.
Reduced transport services announced for Easter holiday
Athens metro and electric railway (ISAP) services will be less frequent from Good Friday to Tuesday, transport authorities said Tuesday.
There will be metro trains every seven to 10 minutes on Friday and Tuesday.
Vandals strike station again
Hooded assailants vandalized the Petralona train station in Athens late on Friday, in the latest of a string of attacks on the capital's metro and electric railway (ISAP), despite stepped-up security.
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Labour unions escalate protest actions with nationwide strike on Thursday
The the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and the Greek Civil Servants’ Confederation (ADEDY) will hold a strike on February 4 to protest against the government’s planned social security reforms.
Public transport is also disrupted on Tuesday, February 2, as there are no services on the Athens metro, tram, electric railway (ISAP) between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Athens metro strike from 9 p.m. Tuesday
The Athens metro system and trams will not be operating from 9 p.m. until the end of the Tuesday night shift due to a workers’ strike. The Piraeus-Kifissia overground electric railway will also be shut as part of the warning strike being held by metro, ISAP railway and tram workers.
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Athens without metro, ISAP, tram on Tuesday morning
A walkout by staff on public transport on Tuesday is to cause travel disruptions.
Services on the Athens metro, the ISAP electric railway and the tram will not start until 8 a.m. while trolley bus services will be suspended between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Protesters are demanding recruitment, the reversal of transfers and relocations, and more funding for transport services.
Public transport stoppage on Tuesday
Workers on the Athens metro, ISAP electric railway and tram will stage a brief work stoppage on Tuesday, starting their shift at 8 a.m. rather than 5 a.m.
The union representing workers on fixed-track modes of transportation is protesting staffing and administration policies, saying it is prepared to take more action unless demands are met.
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Public transport unions organize industrial action on Labor Day
Early morning services on the Athens metro, electric railway Kifissia-Piraeus ISAP and tram will be disrupted on Friday, Labor Day, due to a stoppage announced by their unions. Services will resume at 9 a.m.
Trainose, the company operating the national and suburban (Proastiakos) rail network, has also announced that its staff was going on strike in observance of May 1.
ISAP services to be affected by works on Friday, Saturday
There will be no service between Neo Faliro and Piraeus stations on the Kifissia to Piraeus electric railway (ISAP) from 7 p.m. until the end of the day on Friday and Saturday.
The stoppage is due to engineering works.
Using their existing tickets, passengers will be able to use existing bus lines or an express bus from Piraeus to Faliro station.
ISAP service disrupted after man falls on tracks
The Piraeus-Kifissia electric railway (ISAP) was disrupted after a man fell onto the tracks Wednesday.
Reports said the man fell from the platform onto the tracks at Tavros station, southwest of Athens.
The extent of the man's injuries was unclear.
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