Greece hit by general strike as thousands of workers protest over the high cost of living
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Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Large protests have been held in Greece as part of a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labor unions timed
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Greece ground to a halt as a general strike stopped trains, ships and other transport around the country. Unions have called for the government to raise wages and do more to combat high inflation.
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Large protests have been held in Greece as part of a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labor unions timed
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek public and private sector workers have walked off the job in a 24-hour general strike that is disrupting services across the country, with public transport in the capital suspended for several hours and ferries that connect the islands to the mainland tied up in port.
Nearly 20,000 Greeks marched on the streets, while thousands of staff at bus, metro and train services, schools, courts and hospitals walked out in protest.
