What is interesting about this particular withdrawal
of labour is that its in opposition to policies rather
than the more usual opposition to economies... [Bill]
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Greek strike halts transports, disrupts services
By Dina Kyriakidou
ATHENS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Greek urban and sea transport ground to a
halt on
Thursday and air and rail schedules were cut back to minimum as
transport
workers and civil servants walked out to protest against labour
reforms.
Thousands of protesting workers marched through Athens to parliament,
where a
controversial labour law was being debated, shouting anti-government
slogans.
The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), Greece's largest
labour
grouping, and its public sector sister ADEDY staged the 24-hour
action, which
also affected ministries, banks and the press.
"According to initial data collected by GSEE, nationwide participation
was
impressive," it said in a statement.
But government officials said the public sector was not seriously
affected.
"There was no substantial participation," said Stavros Kambellis,
general
secretary at the Interior Ministry.
A sea of yellow taxis filled Athens to help make up for striking urban
buses,
trolleys and the underground metro.
Olympic Airways flew only one flight per destination, inter-city
trains cut
back schedules and ships were docked at ports around the country.
"Planes are flying without delays but most scheduled flights had been
cancelled. There is only one flight for each internal destination and
only
one flight for each country abroad," the airport flight manager said.
The law being considered by parliament this week includes reforms such
as
easier group dismissals by corporations and flexible working hours,
and falls
short of satisfying labour demands for a 35-hour week without a
reduction in
pay.
Labour unions are also pressing for retirement after 35 years of work,
instead of at 65 years of age currently.
The socialist government has a majority in parliament and is sure to
pass the
bill, which it says aims at modernising the Greek labour market and
boosting
employment.
The last general strike to cause significant disruption in Athens took
place
on October 10. The last public sector walkout in the capital city was
on
November 28.
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