Greek Labor Unions Strike as Samaras Implements Austerity
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Greek labor unions held their first general strike this year as Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s coalition government implements a new round of austerity measures amid record unemployment.
Schools, ferries, trains and government services are shut today as 30,000 protesters marched to parliament in central Athens, according to police estimates. Civil aviation workers are holding an eight-hour work stoppage prompting delays and cancellations at airports.