General Confederation of Greek Workers announces 24-hour nationwide strike

The General Confederation of Workers of Greece (GSEE) decided to hold a 24-hour nationwide strike on Thursday 16 March, while it paid tribute to the dead by starting its conference with one minute’s silence in memory of the victims.
 
GSEE stated the following: "For all workers across the country, the in-depth investigation and the accountability, as well as taking measures to ensure that human lives are not lost again, is the society's key demand and will be the focus of our strike."
 
The key questions raised by the Confederation are: Why have we reached this tragedy? Who is responsible? How can it never happen again?
 
GSEE's demands for workers and the passenger public are:
 
1. Immediate and in-depth accountability for the tragedy in Tempi
 
2. Modern, safe and cheap public transportation
 
3. Strict security control measures
 
4. Co-responsibility of the state and the employer for compliance with safety measures
 
5. Immediate reopening with restoration of railway infrastructure and measures for the safe rerouting of trains
 
6. Completion of remote control and secondary control system modernisation projects
 
7. Strict adherence to transport health and safety legislation
 
8. Direct implementation of European safety standards