Taxi drivers are launching mobilizations, with a 48-hour strike scheduled for tomorrow, September 9, and the day after, September 10, in reaction to the Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) that allows passenger transport with vans.

They also announced a rally tomorrow at 10 a.m. outside the offices of the Attica Taxi Drivers’ Union (SATA).

In its statement, SATA says:

“The taxi sector faces yet another violent attack from the government and the economic interests it serves. With the unacceptable and blatantly tailor-made Joint Ministerial Decision (JMD) No. 134328/20-8-2025, the transport business is being permanently handed over to the cartels of multinationals and major business groups, aiming to wipe out the self-employed taxi driver.

The government, true to its neoliberal policies, legislates in favor of the powerful and against working people, rejecting social dialogue and the Constitution.

We will not tolerate our humiliation and extermination.

SATA responds dynamically and collectively. Following the Board of Directors’ meeting on September 2, 2025, it was unanimously decided (except for Kostas Dimou) to declare a 48-hour strike for September 9 and 10, 2025. We call on all colleagues to participate massively and actively in the mobilizations.”

Their Demands:

• Immediate withdrawal of JMD 134328/20-8-2025
• End the unchecked practices of multinationals and digital platforms
• Support for professional taxi drivers – No to the destruction of the sector
• Justice, equality, and respect for those who work on the streets
• Immediate resolution of long-standing taxi sector issues created by government policy

They also cite daily pressure from issues such as bus lanes, mandatory electrification from 1/1/2026, unfair competition, and taxation.

“This fight is not only for taxi drivers. It is a fight for democracy, dignity, and the right to work. It is also a fight for passengers.

We are all HERE! No tolerance for deceit! No surrender to flattening!

‘One sector, one voice – All together in the fight for the taxi!’”

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SATA calls on all taxi unions across Greece to join the fight:

“The attack on our sector knows no borders – it makes no distinctions.
Whether in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, or the islands, the goal is the same: defending the profession.

The time has come to fight united. To become one fist, one voice, one force.”