A union representing taxi owners in the greater Athens area has called a 24-hour strike for Wednesday, charging that institutional creditors are pressuring the Greek government to lift legal prohibitions on Uber-like ride sharing platforms.
The union, SATA, also warned of repeated industrial actions.
The group claims that creditors, especially the IMF, want a repeal of a law that mandates a minimum three-hour car/driver hire. In a statement, the union asserts that creditors even threatened to block the fourth review of the ongoing bailout over the issue after a relevant Greek minister rejected the law's repeal.
