Unions in Greece call widespread strikes, seeking return of bargaining rights

Strikes called by Greece’s largest labour union halted ferries, disrupted public transport services and left some state-run hospitals running on emergency staffing levels in Athens and elsewhere on Wednesday (Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)

Strikes called by Greece’s largest labour union halted ferries, disrupted public transport services and left some state-run hospitals running on emergency staffing levels in Athens and elsewhere on Wednesday.

The General Confederation of Greek Labour (GSEE) led the strikes to press for a return of collective bargaining rights axed more than a decade ago during a severe financial crisis.