Truckers keep up pressure as talks collapse

Truckers keep up pressure as talks collapse

Truck drivers parked their vehicles in long lines alongside major highways in Athens and other cities for a second day yesterday. They argue that the government's plans to liberalize their sector will devalue their operating licenses.

Truck drivers protesting plans to open up their sector to competition are today expected to keep their trucks parked alongside major highways in Athens and other cities for the third day in a row after talks between union representatives and government officials broke down yesterday.The truck drivers - who are calling their action a "work stoppage" rather than a strike after similar action at the end of July was declared illegal - are today expected to visit Parliament, where a draft bill foreseeing the liberalization of their sector is to be debated.

There are fears that some protesters might try to drive their trucks into central Athens to highlight their grievances, as they attempted to do on Monday before being blocked by police. Officers are on standby again today to keep the truckers out of the center of the capital. There were more long lines outside gas stations yesterday as motorists sought to fill up on gasoline in case supplies run dry, as they did in July when the truckers' extended action froze deliveries of fuel and other goods.
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