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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Greek ferry seamen launch 24-hour strike

A seaman striker reads a newspaper as the ferries are docked during a 24-hour nationwide strike by Greek seamen's union in the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. The union called the strike on Tuesday to protest labor reforms that unions say will undermine their collective bargaining rights. The new draft bill is due to be debated in Parliament on the day of the strike. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's islands have been left without ferry links with the mainland due to a 24-hour strike by seamen protesting austerity policies.



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