Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Greece grinding to a halt

Greece is apparently having massive labor strikes that is basically stopping all commerce. BBC has the latest:

"Strike-hit Greece at standstill"

Air traffic, urban transport and public services have ground to a halt in Greece, where hundreds of thousands of people have walked out on strike.

Thousands marched through Athens in protest at privatisation, caps on pay and reforms to the pension system.

A small group of protesters threw stones and clashed with riot police, who fired tear gas.

But there were no reports of injuries and for the most part rallies in the capital passed off peacefully.

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