Two-Day General Strike Closes Athens

Led by labor unions, Greek workers on Sept. 18 began a two-day general strike against austerity measures and the coming involuntary transfer and firing of scores of thousands of municipal employees, joining high school teachers who were on the third day of a rolling five-day strike, with social unrest starting to simmer over. The strike affected all public services across Greece. Schools and ...

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