Greek unions launch general strike over rail disaster
Unions have rallied behind railway workers since the head-on train collision on February 28 that left 57 people dead.
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Unions have rallied behind railway workers since the head-on train collision on February 28 that left 57 people dead.
ATHENS, March 15 — Rail traffic will resume “gradually” in Greece from March 22 as the country reels from its deadliest train crash, the transport minister said...
Greece will suspend air traffic on March 16 due to the participation of air traffic controllers and other employees of the civil aviation authority in a general strike organized by the Supreme Administration of Greek Civil Servants Trade Unions (ADEDY), following the deadly train accident earlier this month, officials announced.
Public anger remains widespread over decades of government mismanagement of the rail network and a failure to pursue safety reforms.
Upgrades to Greece's railway system had previously been underway, but the country's economic crisis stalled the process.