Overview

• The nationwide walkout, called by umbrella unions GSEE and ADEDY, ran Sept. 30–Oct. 1 and drew broad participation across public and private sectors.
• Air traffic controllers and seafarers joined the action, leading to flight cancellations and ferries stuck in port that temporarily isolated islands without airports.
• Athens public transport operated on reduced hours, with buses and trolleybuses from 09:00–21:00 and metro, tram and suburban rail from 09:00–17:00.
• The draft would allow up to 13-hour workdays on as many as 37 days a year with stated consent, while unions demand shorter hours, restored collective bargaining, and significant pay improvements including 13th and 14th month salaries for public workers.
• Hospitals, schools, and municipal services reported disruptions as mass demonstrations filled central squares, and no negotiated resolution was reported.