Workers across Greece strike over fatal train collision

8 March 20238 March 2023

A woman runs in front of a ship docked during a strike announced by the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation at the port of Piraeus, Greece, 08 March 2023. EFE/EPA/GEORGE VITSARAS

Athens, Mar 8 (EFE).- Public sector workers in Greece went on strike on Wednesday in response to the deadly train collision that killed 57 people last week. The strike was called by the Greek civil servants’ confederation (ADEDY) and has been backed by maritime and public transport workers, doctors, teachers and actors. Railway workers were … Read more

Protests, strikes staged in Greece after at least 57 killed in train disaster

2 March 20232 March 2023

Firefighters and rescue crews work to extricate passengers from trains after a collision near Larissa city, Greece, 01 March 2023. EFE/EPA/APOSTOLIS DOMALIS

Athens, Mar 2 (EFE).- The Greek government was facing protests and strikes on Thursday amid allegations of negligence after at least 57 people were killed in a head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train near the town of Tempi earlier this week. Rescuers worked through the night in search of traces of … Read more