Athens is set to face another round of transport disruption this Saturday, as unions representing employees across the metro, tram and urban rail network have announced a four-hour work stoppage.

The strike will take place from 10:00 to 14:00 on 29 November, allowing workers to attend the funeral of a colleague who died while on duty at a maintenance facility connected to Line 1. Unions say the overnight stoppage originally planned for the early hours of Sunday has been cancelled as a gesture of mourning.

In their joint announcement, transport unions expressed deep sorrow over the death of the worker and stressed that the incident adds to a troubling pattern of workplace fatalities across Greece. They argue that inadequate safety measures and insufficient oversight continue to expose staff to serious risks.

The unions call for a full investigation into the circumstances of the latest accident, as well as a previous fatal incident in 2021 involving another employee. They are demanding stronger safety protocols, better staffing of technical departments with properly trained personnel and improvements to maintenance facilities.

Workers also urge authorities to update or issue new safety procedures and to reinforce monitoring mechanisms to prevent similar tragedies in the future.

Saturday’s stoppage, backed by multiple unions across the transport network, underscores growing frustration among employees who say they “will not accept another sacrifice in the workplace.”