Workers protesting in Greece
Posted Jun 28, 2011 04:52:03 AM.
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Workers across Greece walked off the job Tuesday at the start of a 48-hour general strike as lawmakers debate a new round of austerity reforms designed to win the country additional rescue loans needed to avoid bankruptcy.
More than 5 Thousand police were to guard Athens’ city centre, with union protest rallies due to head to parliament. the strike disrupted or halted most public services. everyone from doctors and ambulance drivers to casino workers and even actors at a state-funded theatre was to join the protest, which is to continue Wednesday.
Hundreds of flights were cancelled or rescheduled as air traffic controllers walked off the job for four hours from 8 a.m., and were to also strike between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Public transport workers joined the strike, snarling traffic across the capital.
About a dozen protesters cordoned off one of Athens’ busiest avenues that runs past parliament, forcing hundreds of cars down small side streets.
