Greek strike shuts down country

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http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=6550493&cKey=1142429744000

Greek strike shuts down country

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek private and public sector unions launched a 24-hour strike on Wednesday in protest against government economic reforms, shutting down most of the country and crippling transport.

Thousands of workers took to the streets as unions staged large rallies in several cities and accused the government, half-way through its four-year term, of penalising workers unfairly with a series of unpopular reforms.

The reforms aim to liberalise labour markets and cut Greece's budget deficit in an effort to ward off European Union sanctions.

"We can no longer endure the results of this neoliberal economic policy that constantly degrades the workers," private sector umbrella union president Christos Polyzogopoulos told a central Athens rally.

Oops. Did I misspell something in that headline?

[magellan]

1. LOL, caught me!

I was about to run outside and see if I could find all these geeks who are on strike, and ask them why I wasn't invited!!

[merwin]

2. LOL, please correct your headline.

Thanks.

[Horse with no Name]

3. I wish you had edited it to say the United States

;)