15 Oct 2024 | 08:42 AM UTC
Greece: Unionized healthcare workers to strike and protest nationwide Oct. 17 /update 1
Unionized medical staff to strike and protest across Greece Oct. 17. Heightened security, healthcare service disruptions likely.
Unionized healthcare workers affiliated with the Federation of Associations of Hospital Doctors of Greece (OENGE) union plan to conduct a nationwide strike on Oct. 17. The purpose of the labor action is to demand increased salaries and staffing, among other things.
Striking healthcare workers plan to rally nationwide. The largest events are likely to be:
Athens: Workers will gather at 08:30 at Evangelismos and then march to the Health Ministry.
Thessaloniki: Attendees will gather from 11:00 at the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace.
Medical service disruptions will likely affect medical facilities nationwide during the strike period and could linger into the morning of Oct. 18. Protests are possible at medical facilities nationwide. Heightened security and localized transport disruptions are likely near any demonstrations that occur.
Reconfirm all medical appointments scheduled for Oct. 17. Avoid all protests as a standard precaution. Allow additional time if traveling near any protest sites. Heed instructions from authorities.
