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22, June, 2010 Greek port strike and Greek general strike set for 24 hours, Tuesday, 29, June, 2010. Greek railway, Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) will join in with a 24 hour strike on June, 30. Again check your travel to and from airports and ports. See front page

Last time:-Update:-14, May, 2010 Air traffic controllers will not strike on May,20. Good news, ports will be at a standstill. Panhellenic Seamen's Federation, has called for another strike on Monday, 31, May, 2010.

Greek strike, unions GSEE and ADEDY, (will start midnight Wednesday) 24 hours, Thursday. May, 20, 2010, will effect ferries international trains, borders and Greek air space, air traffic controllers.

3, May, 2010 Unions now calling for strikes on 4, May and 5, May, 2010. See front page

1, May, 10 Air traffic controllers will be striking, no flights in or out of Greece that day. Airport asking passengers to call your airline.

Greek port strike, Piraeus this Saturday, 1, May, 2010. Expect severe delays, do check our front page for updates. Another general strike is planned for 5/5/2010, 24 hours.

2, February, 2010. 2 strikes to look forward to this month.

Greek customs strike, will effect all forms of entry into Greece by Greek customs, this Thursday, 4, Feb. Borders, trains, ports and airports,

All out Greek general strike 10, February, 2010.

11/18/09 The court ruled that, with the arrival of Cosco, there was little risk of dockers losing their jobs. As a result, it has banned all similar action.

10, November, 09 Greek court has ruled that the dockworkers' strike that shut down the country's largest commercial port for the past week is illegal.

7 November, New CEO for Piraeus Port, George Anomeritis, Merchant Marine Minister between 2001 and 2003.

Piraeus Port back on strike again, 3,4, November, 09

17, Oct. 2009 Piraeus, Greece's largest port, dock workers suspended 17 day strike at a loss of $44.6 million until 2, November, 2009.

Will take 3-4 days to clear back log of containers.

Cosco has agreed to let the Piraeus Port Authority operate the piers on its behalf until Nov. 2.

13, October, 09 Piraeus port strike. Dock workers strike to go on another three days. Going on two weeks now, thousands of containers backed up.

8, October, 09 Athens, Piraeus port, dock workers went on strike today. Workers dislike port being owned by the Chinese. 12,000 containers not unloaded. 22, 000 goods stood at standstill.

Strike will continue for the weekend. Will go on another 24 hours till Tuesday 13 October, 09

Greek passenger ferries threaten strike, meeting with unions 8/21, likely date for strike 23, 24 August, 09

5/15/09 ports yesterday were unaffected by a 24-hour strike by the civil servants’ union.

Greece, nationwide strike, 14 May, 2009 Thursday. Expect this strike to effect ports, ferries.Greek

1 April, 2009 Nationwide general strike in Greece tomorrow. Ports will be closed. 24hours. No ferries will be running in between islands.

2/19/09 Dockworkers had three hour stoppage today at Port of Piraeus, today is the day parliament ratifies a bill contract with Hong Kong, Cosco. Dockworkers will strike Tuesday for 24 hours. This will give China tax breaks and concession for 35 years. Dockworkers have refused overtime at weekends or public holidays since it was announced about the deal with China nearly 2 years ago. Cosco will invest $300 million to upgrade facilities and boost production. 2.9 billion euros in trade per year, China is Greece's seventh largest trading partner.

2/13/09 Greece, general strike by union ADEDY will hold 24-hour strike on 2/25/09 If this happens trains, buses, airports and ports will be effected.

December 10, 2008 This is considered off season for cruises. Unrest in Greece this week due to riots. P & O cruise ship the Oriana decided to go to Naples instead.

11/25/08 China's president Hu Jintao signs Piraeus port agreement. China's Cosco Pacific Ltd. will receive a 35-year concession to manage two container terminals at Greece's main port of Piraeus. Deal, worth euro 831.2 million. Piraeus will become a major port for Chinese goods heading for southeast Europe and the eastern Mediterranean. Dock workers staged a 24-hour strike to protest Tuesday's agreement. Their unions oppose the privatization of the container terminals and warn that an increased influx of Chinese products will hurt the local market.

10/14/08 Greece Athens port workers and stevedores will hold a four-hour work stoppage on Wednesday evening and a subsequent rally outside the Piraeus Port Authority building, .ana-mpa.gr

10/10/08 Greece, Piraeus strike over Cosco Pacific lease cargonewsasia.com

9/26/08 Greece Border traffic tailbacks began easing Friday after Greek customs officials ended a strike begun on Monday in protest at planned salary cutbacks.topnews.in

9/25/08 Greece Problems Continue with Greek customs officers' strike express.gr

COSCO Greek port venture to begin next year

(09-05 21:38) thestandard.com.hk

7/16/08 Greek dockworkers have begun a two-day strike protesting government plans to privatize the main container terminal at Piraeus port. presstv.ir

2 July 08 Greece, Athens, Strikes by dockworkers have led to cargo pile ups at ports and slashed container imports to Greece. Reuters

Greece: Greek port workers to strike again on Jan 30. Piraeus and Thessaloniki port workers decided to abstain from every overtime work and work on weekends throughout February and the holding of a 24-hour strike on January 30. Controversy regarding modernization of ports.

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