Greek strike targets extended austerity
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A 24-hour strike by Greece's largest labor unions is set to cripple public services Wednesday, as the Socialist government begins a legislative battle to push through last-ditch cost-cutting reforms that will extend beyond its own term in office.
The strike will leave state hospitals running on emergency staff, disrupt port traffic and public transport, and force radio and television news programs off the air. Flights, however, are expected to operate normally. "They keep asking us to give more," said Ilias Iliopoulos, general secretary of the civil servants' union ADEDY. "Now, again, they will cut our salaries and bonuses, from the little that we have left." (AP)
