On 14 June 2018, trade unions marched in the centre of Athens to protest against the draft bill on a package of measures demanded by the countries’ creditors to complete the fourth program review. Bus, metro and trolley bus services were disrupted by work stoppages. Public transport workers also held strike actions earlier this month. Work stoppages on 7 June 2018 and a 24-hour strike on 8 June in Athens and the broader Attica Region. Workers on the same metro line held work stoppages. The strikes were also organised to protest against the government's various proposed and adopted reforms.
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