Vodafone: 24-hour strike on Thursday, September 10

Vodafone Greece workers held a 24-hour strike on Thursday, September 10, 2026, following a decision by the Vodafone, 360 Connect Workers’ Union, etc., which is part of the Greek Federation of Private Sector Employees (OIYE). According to the union’s statement, the mobilisation targeted department mergers and what workers describe as intensified work within the telecommunications company. That afternoon, a protest rally was organised outside Vodafone’s headquarters in Chalandri at 3:30 p.m., where workers gathered to press their demands, shouting slogans and carrying union banners.

The union stated as central demands, as noted in its announcement: « No to intensification – One job per worker – Wage increases and signing of a Collective Labour Agreement ». Thursday’s 24-hour strike was not the first mobilisation this year, as two four-hour work stoppages had preceded it, which, according to workers, did not result in a substantive response from company management. The escalation from four-hour stoppages to a 24-hour strike, according to the union, reflects the tension caused by department reorganisation within the company. Parallel to the strike, a meeting between union representatives and management was scheduled, aimed at finding a solution to the issues raised.

The Vodafone mobilisation highlights an issue affecting workers in other telecommunications and service companies, as department mergers are often accompanied, according to workers, by increased workload for remaining staff. For the company’s workers, the disputed demands directly affect their daily working conditions and income, at a time when the cost of living remains high for many households. The absence of a Collective Labour Agreement, as the union denounces, leaves open questions of stability and predictability for those employed in the sector, an issue linked to broader developments in the country’s labour matters, where similar demands for collective agreements have been raised by workers in other sectors.

The outcome of the meeting between union and management, held during the strike, has not been disclosed publicly. The union has not announced new mobilisations so far, but has warned that it will continue its demands if there is no response to requests for wage increases and contract signing. Vodafone Greece has not publicly released an official position on allegations of work intensification or on the content of the meeting with worker representatives. Developments are expected to concern sector workers again in the coming weeks, especially if there is no progress on the issue of a collective labour agreement.