Thousands of demonstrators have marched through Athens and Thessaloniki to protest against government social security reforms as a general strike shut down schools, hospitals and all public services.
Port workers and air traffic controllers joined the protest on Wednesday, the second 24-hour general strike in the past two months.
The move forced authorities to cancel all flights to and from Greek airports, and all regular ferry routes to the country's islands.
Buses, trains and the Athens metro were running for only a few hours during the day.
Pension anger
Journalists went on strike, cancelling all news bulletins and current affairs programmes for the day.
Dentists, lawyers, construction workers and civil servants also left their jobs.
Greece's two main labour unions called the strike to protest against the conservative government's efforts to reform Greece's debt-ridden and fractured pension system.
Unions claim the reforms will lead to lower pensions and higher retirement ages.
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