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Greece: Strikes Paralyze Athens Transport, More to Come May 5

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | April 28th, 2010 | Trackback

Transport workers walked off the job and stopped Athens’ buses, trams and metro for six hours April 27 to protest austerity measures imposed to try to pull Greece out of its financial crisis. Labor unions that represent half the country’s workforce called for a national strike May 5 saying the deficit-cutting policies hurt only the poor. The strike could paralyze Athens and other cities and disrupt travel throughout the country.





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