Major Greek unions strike to protest privatization

                   
wsws.org     May 17, 2008            

The two largest unions in Greece organized strikes on Thursday, May 15, of workers in telecommunications, banking and transportation. The national actions were called to protest government plans to effectively privatize OTE, the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization, along with large portions... [read full story]                    

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Greek unions strike over privatizations

iht.com     May 14, 2008          

Greece's largest labor unions are planning strikes Thursday that will disrupt state services and flights by domestic carrier Olympic Airlines. Unions are angry at pension reforms, high consumer prices and recent privatization deals. The GSEE, Greece largest labor union, said 24-hour strikes would...                    

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Strikes in Greece disrupt flights, state and bank services

iht.com     May 15, 2008          

Flights, state and bank services were disrupted Thursday as Greece's two largest labor unions staged strikes to protest pension reforms and recent privatizations. Police briefly clashed with strikers in Athens, firing tear gas to prevent bank employees from entering the headquarters of the...                    

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Greeks strike against conservative privatizations

turkishdailynews.com.tr     May 16, 2008          

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