Greek Rail Workers Announce Easter Strike

There will be no intercity train services in Greece from Holy Saturday until Easter Monday as employees of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) have called a strike in response to the government’s plans to privatize the Greek railway operator TRAINOSE.

OSE trains, which run intercity train services, and the Proastiakos suburban railway will not run from 6 pm of Holy Saturday, April 30, until 10am of Easter Monday, May 2.

OSE workers are calling on the government to stop the privatization of TRAINOSE in fears about a monopoly developing in rail transport. They have requested for commuters to support their actions.