In the wake of Greece’s third EU bailout and the accompanying austerity measures implemented last month, seamen in Athen’s ports went on strike this week. Ships will remain docked for a full 24 hours. The national seamen federation PNO says that negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement have stalled due to the employer’s inability to meet demands for wage increases. Shipping companies have been forced to reschedule numerous sailings.
See "Greek seamen extend strike over collective wage agreement, labor rights", Renee Maltezou, William Maclean, and Ed Osmond, Reuters, September 5, 2018