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Image for article: Unionized seafarers will strike across Greece all day on May 1 over workers' rights disputes. -Planned

Unionized seafarers will strike across Greece all day on May 1 over workers' rights disputes. -

10 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 25, 2026, 12:54 AM ET
safeabroad.com(opens in a new tab)

Seafarers with the Panhellenic Maritime Federation and various other unions across Greece will strike all day on May 1 over workers' rights issues ...

GREECEITALY
Shipping & Ports
Image for article: Seafarers announce 24-hour nationwide strike on May DayPlanned

Seafarers announce 24-hour nationwide strike on May Day

12 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED APR 22, 2026, 11:04 AM ET
ekathimerini.com(opens in a new tab)

... Workers' Day demonstrations. The strike will begin at 12.01 a.m. on Friday and end at midnight the same day, disrupting all ferry routes and other ...

GREECE
Shipping & Ports
Image for article: Acropolis Museum workers stage work stoppage over labor rightsOngoing

Acropolis Museum workers stage work stoppage over labor rights

35 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 30, 2026, 12:20 PM ET
ekathimerini.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers at the Acropolis Museum in Athens held a four-hour work stoppage Monday morning, accompanied by a protest outside the museum, ...

GREECE
Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Arts & Culture
Image for article: Public hospital workers on strike to protest ailing health systemOngoing

Public hospital workers on strike to protest ailing health system

47 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 19, 2026, 2:16 AM ET
ekathimerini.com(opens in a new tab)

Public health workers launched a strike on Thursday morning that will see them walking off the job from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Greek capital and ...

GREECE
Hospitals & ClinicsOther Healthcare
Image for article: Greek ship <b>workers strike</b> to support of stranded Gulf crews | The Straits TimesSettled

Greek ship workers strike to support of stranded Gulf crews | The Straits Times

60 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 05, 2026, 5:02 AM ET
straitstimes.com(opens in a new tab)

ATHENS – Greek ships were confined to port on March 5, the coastguard confirmed, as workers staged a 24-hour strike in support of crews stranded ...

Start: Mar 5End: Mar 6
GREECE
Shipping & Ports
Image for article: Mediterranean dockworkers are striking to protest against war - LSE Business ReviewSettled

Mediterranean dockworkers are striking to protest against war - LSE Business Review

62 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 03, 2026, 10:10 AM ET
blogs.lse.ac.uk(opens in a new tab)

Recent labour action in Europe targeted militarisation and arms shipments through commercial ports with dockworkers threatening action to prevent ...

Start: Feb 6End: Feb 6
GREECEITALYSPAIN
Shipping & PortsFreight & CargoOther Logistics
Image for article: EAC <b>workers</b> stage warning <b>strike</b> this morning, offices closed until 10 a.m., KNEWSOngoing

EAC workers stage warning strike this morning, offices closed until 10 a.m., KNEWS

67 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 27, 2026, 1:27 AM ET
knews.kathimerini.com.cy(opens in a new tab)

Workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus are currently on strike, with a two-hour work stoppage underway from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday.

CYPRUSGREECE
Power Generation (electricity, renewables, nuclear)Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa - World Socialist Web Site

67 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 26, 2026, 1:07 PM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

Actors and other theatre staff throughout Greece held a 24-hour strike February 20. There was a previous walkout in December 2025. The Panhellenic ...

OngoingStart: Feb 21End: Mar 2
GREECESPAINTURKEYUNITED_KINGDOM
Shipping & PortsRoad Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Schools & UniversitiesArts & Culture
Image for article: Nationwide <b>strike</b> brings Greece to a standstill on Saturday - FreshPlazaPlanned

Nationwide strike brings Greece to a standstill on Saturday - FreshPlaza

67 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 26, 2026, 8:16 AM ET
freshplaza.com(opens in a new tab)

Transportation and food workers at the strike forefront. Nationwide ... workers' unions (GSEE) abstaining from the strike initiative. On the ...

GREECE
Rail & MetroFood & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Tourism and Catering <b>Workers</b> Stage Nationwide 24-Hour <b>Strike</b> - tovima.comOngoing

Tourism and Catering Workers Stage Nationwide 24-Hour Strike - tovima.com

68 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 25, 2026, 11:01 AM ET
tovima.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers in Greece's tourism and catering sectors have launched a 24-hour nationwide strike today, Wednesday, February 25, following a decision by ...

Start: Feb 25End: Feb 26
GREECE
Hotels & AccommodationRestaurants & Food Service

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

80 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 13, 2026, 10:07 AM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

Dockworkers at ports in Greece, Italy and across Europe in austerity protests linked to opposition to war; textile workers in Egypt strike for ...

Planned2,200 workers
GERMANYGREECEITALY
Shipping & PortsHospitals & ClinicsOther HealthcareSchools & UniversitiesOther Logistics
Image for article: Efood <b>workers</b> call 24-hour <b>strike</b> on &#39;Smoky Thursday&#39; - eKathimerini.comPlanned

Efood workers call 24-hour strike on 'Smoky Thursday' - eKathimerini.com

82 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 11, 2026, 12:34 PM ET
ekathimerini.com(opens in a new tab)

Food delivery workers affiliated with the online platform efood will stage a nationwide 24-hour strike on Thursday, coinciding with Tsiknopempti, ...

GREECE
Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Courier & Last-Mile DeliveryInformal / Gig Economy
Image for article: Mediterranean political general <b>strike</b> obstructs arms deliveries - Workers WorldOngoing

Mediterranean political general strike obstructs arms deliveries - Workers World

83 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 10, 2026, 11:49 PM ET
workers.org(opens in a new tab)

This fourth strike action since mid-2025 spread the idea of a general political strike. Momentum for workers' actions grew based on solidarity ...

Start: Feb 6
GREECEITALYMOROCCOTURKEY
Shipping & PortsFreight & Cargo
Image for article: Dockworkers halt ports across Europe in <b>strike</b> against war - People&#39;s WorldSettled

Dockworkers halt ports across Europe in strike against war - People's World

84 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 09, 2026, 12:47 PM ET
peoplesworld.org(opens in a new tab)

Dockworkers at 21 major ports across Europe and the Mediterranean shut down operations on Friday under the slogan “Port Workers Do Not Work for ...

Start: Feb 6End: Feb 6
GERMANYGREECEITALYSPAIN
Shipping & PortsFreight & Cargo
Image for article: Dockworkers don’t work for war: the international strike as a starting point, solidarity can stop rearmament - WFTUOngoing

Dockworkers don’t work for war: the international strike as a starting point, solidarity can stop rearmament - WFTU

84 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 09, 2026, 8:42 AM ET
wftucentral.org(opens in a new tab)

Friday the 6th saw five trade union organizations call a joint day of struggle, with demonstrations in the main European and Italian ports.

FRANCEGREECEITALYSPAIN
Shipping & Ports
Image for article: European dock <b>workers strike</b> against arms flow to Israel - Press TVOngoing

European dock workers strike against arms flow to Israel - Press TV

85 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 08, 2026, 7:54 AM ET
presstv.ir(opens in a new tab)

Dock workers in Italy and other countries, including Greece, Turkey, Morocco, and the Basque Country, staged a strike to protest the ...

Start: Feb 6
GREECEITALYMOROCCOSPAIN
Shipping & Ports
Image for article: Hamas praises Mediterranean port <b>workers</b>&#39; <b>strike</b> in solidarity with Gaza - İlkhaSettled

Hamas praises Mediterranean port workers' strike in solidarity with Gaza - İlkha

86 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 08, 2026, 4:17 AM ET
ilkha.com(opens in a new tab)

Hamas has praised a coordinated strike carried out by port workers across more than 20 Mediterranean ports, where dockworkers suspended operations ...

GREECEITALYMOROCCOSPAIN
Shipping & PortsFreight & Cargo
Image for article: <b>Workers</b> at north&#39;s Pepsi producer go on <b>strike</b> | Cyprus MailOngoing

Workers at north's Pepsi producer go on strike | Cyprus Mail

86 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 07, 2026, 4:23 PM ET
cyprus-mail.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers at Ektam, the north's producer of Pepsi and other well-known soft drinks, have gone on a 24-hour strike, claiming that the company has ...

GREECETURKEY
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Historic Mediterranean Dockworkers&#39; <b>Strike</b> - by Ana Vračar - Savage MindsOngoing

Historic Mediterranean Dockworkers' Strike - by Ana Vračar - Savage Minds

86 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 07, 2026, 2:38 PM ET
savageminds.substack.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers stressed that Europe's labor movement must find an internationalist orientation in order to block the anti-worker agenda of the European Union ...

GREECEITALYSPAINTURKEY
Shipping & PortsOther Logistics
Image for article: Greek <b>workers strike</b> over fatal biscuit factory blast and safety failingsOngoing

Greek workers strike over fatal biscuit factory blast and safety failings

87 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 06, 2026, 1:39 PM ET
healthandsafetyinternational.com(opens in a new tab)

Food and beverage employees across Greece have staged a nationwide strike following a fatal fire at the Violanta biscuit factory that claimed the ...

GREECE
Food & Beverage Processing