Strike action

The union representing the country's seamean on Tuesday called a 24-hour strike for September 24 in a bid to protest certain provisions of a so-called growth bill being discussed in Parliament. 

As a result of the action, there will be no ferries from 6 a.m. next Tuesday until 6 a.m. on Wednesday. 

The United Automobile Workers Union in the United States is launching a national strike against General Motors. Nearly 46,000 people won't go to work today, after negotiations on an employment contract have hit a dead end.

As part of what is seen as the government's fresh approach to labor issues, a series of changes to laws pertaining to labor unions are being promoted, spearheaded by the introduction of electronic voting in decision-making procedures for a strike.

More than 2,000 workers at seven Amazon sites across Germany have gone on strike over pay for at least two days, labour union Verdi said on July 15.

The strike of sailors interrupted the maritime transport in Greece. Ferries and cargo ships remain anchored.

Sailors are striking for an increase in wages and ship crews. Strikers from the tourism sector, are urged to stop protests to serve tourists.

Healthcare professionals in Vidin Hospital "Sveta Petka" are switching to effective strike action.

Nurses, rehabilitators and lab technicians will not work every day for one hour until the end of this week. 

A general transport strike blocks Athens on May 1, the Greek media reports.

The strike aims to highlight the need for better working conditions and "decent wages".

For the moment, workers in the city's electric railways (ISAP), city buses and trolleybuses have joined the protest.

Metro and tram workers in Athens have not yet decided whether to join the action.

Commuters will be left with few options on May Day as workers on the capital's urban electric railway (ISAP), city buses and trolley buses are to stage a 24-hour strike.

Guards at Greece's archaeological sites were on a three-hour strike on Friday morning over a string of demands, including the hiring of more staff to protect the country's historical monuments.

The guards' strike was scheduled to run until 11 a.m., prompting the closure of the sites.

Food delivery and courier workers take to the streets of Athens on their way to the Labor Ministry during Thursday's 24-hour strike to demand better working conditions. Strikers are calling on employers to provide scooters to workers, who are not only obliged to use their own vehicles but also, frequently, to pay for gas and cover their own insurance.