Greece strikes, other potential disruptions & Bank Holidays

[paulh]

Please keep this as factual as you can and if possible quote sources.
As long as the thread does not get too unwieldy we'll allow comment and opinion on the data in here but if it starts to get busy then comment and opinion will be deleted in favour of data so that information does not get hidden.

If you don't want your to have your comment possibly be deleted (after 3 or 4 days and purely for space/clarity reasons not because of the comment content) then please start a thread outside of this one.

[Carolina]

This post is to be an up to date "summary calendar" of up to roughly the 2/3 weeks ahead with historical dates deleted as we move on. Posts below this give the detailed data and sources. Note that those posts below are new and may well be edited and added to as circumstances change or to keep them up to date.
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M... 07/05/2018
T.... 08/05/2018
W... 09/05/2018
T.... 10/05/2018 .
F.... 11/05/2018
S.... 12/05/2018
S.... 13/05/2018
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M... 14/05/2018 Battle of Crete commemorations this week
T.... 15/05/2018
W... 16/05/2018
T.... 17/05/2018
F.... 18/05/2018 International Museums Day - Free entrance to sites & museums
S.... 19/05/2018
S.... 20/05/2018
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M... 21/05/2018
T.... 22/05/2018
W... 23/05/2018
T.... 24/05/2018 .
F.... 25/05/2018
S.... 26/05/2018
S.... 27/05/2018
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M... 28/05/2018 Pentecost - Whit Monday. Αγίος Πνεύματος.
T.... 29/05/2018
W... 30/05/2018 24hr General Strike - ADEDY Civil Servants & GSEE General Workers Unions
T.... 31/06/2018 .
F.... 01/06/2018
S.... 02/06/2018
S.... 03/06/2018
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I delete posts below which have gone past their action date and which are effectively dead news.

[Carolina]

MAY DAY / LABOUR DAY - PNO 24 hour strike to keep ferries docked ferries on Tuesday 1st May 2018.

The strike will start at midnight on Monday 30th April and end midnight Tuesday 1st May.
https://www.newsbeast.gr/greece/arthro/ ... otomagia-2

[Carolina]

ADEDY and GSEE plus other workers' unions have called a 24hr General Strike for Wednesday 30th May 2018

www.cnn.gr/news/ellada/story/127495/ade ... s-30-maioy

I'll keep a look out for info on Greek Air Traffic Controllers - they could possibly join the strike with 3/4 hour work stoppages, as they have in the past. No announcement from them at present.

[Carolina]

Friday 18th May 2018 International Museums Day

Free entrance to sites and museums.

[Carolina]

Mid-season spring sales begin in Greece on May 2 and will end on May 15, according to ANA. Some shops will also stay open on Sunday, May 6, from 11:00 to 20:00.

www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/society ... -2-15.html