PressTV.com — Workers in Greece’s civil aviation sector are set to hold a five-day industrial action to express their discontent with the government’s privatisation plans aimed at reducing costs under the country’s third bailout package.
The strike, which is scheduled to be held on June 20-25, has been called by the civil aviation workers union OSYPA.
The work stoppage is expected to affect domestic and international flights in Greece as airports will operate with emergency staff only.
Last December, the Greek government signed a deal, granting Fraport the right to manage 14 regional airports. Under the accord, worth EUR 1.2 billion (USD 1.35 billion), Fraport and its Greek partner, the energy firm Copelouzos, secured a 40-year lease on the airports, including those on several popular tourist islands.
The German firm is expected to start operating the airports by the end of 2016, once it gets pending approvals and technical issues are solved.
Meanwhile, latest reports say Greek authorities are considering offering concessions for another 23 airports
The developments come at a time that port workers have been on 48-hour rolling strikes since late May to denounce the sale of Greece’s two largest ports in Piraeus and Thessaloniki.
Workers at state railways operator TRAINOSE have also been holding actions against its privatization and are expected to hold a 24-hour walk-out on June 22.
