Thousands of workers walked off the job on Wednesday to protest over Greece's deadliest train disaster that killed 57 people, with mass demonstrations expected to culminate outside parliament in Athens at midday.
Rail workers have staged rolling, 24-hour strikes since Thursday, bringing the network to a halt. They say their demands for improvement in safety protocols have gone unheard for years.
"We will impose safe railways so that no one will ever experience the tragic accident at Tempi ever again," the main railway workers union said in a statement. Other transport workers walked off the job in solidarity, disrupting metro, tram and bus services in the capital Athens. Ships also remained docked at ports as seamen participated in the labour action.
"It's not the time to fall silent, it's time to speak up and fight," a teachers' union said in a statement.
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