| Greek Workers Hold General Strike |
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| Written by UCPA |
| Monday, 01 March 2010 06:02 |
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ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 25 — For the second time in two weeks, workers staged a 24-hour general strike to protest austerity budget measures proposed by the Greek government.
Virtually all businesses were closed, including factories, retail stores, airports and seaports. An estimated 2 million workers participated in the strike, with tens of thousands protesting in the streets of Athens and other major cities.
Greece’s social-democratic government is attempting to impose wage freezes, cuts in social programs, a rise in the fuel tax and an end to tax deductions for public workers.
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