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Greece's public and private-sector umbrella unions on Thursday called a 48-hour general strike, following protests by thousands of workers earlier this week.
Greece Sets Austerity Plan Stephen Fidler 2012
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Greece's major unions called the 48-hour, nationwide strike to protest new austerity measures.
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Greece's public and private sector umbrella unions, ADEDY and GSEE, Thursday called a 48-hour general strike to protest new austerity measures demanded by the country's international creditors in exchange for a fresh €130 billion bailout.
Unemployment, Production Data Show Greece's Economy Worsening Alkman Granitsas 2012
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People pass by piles of garbage in Thessaloniki on Oct. 18, 2011 as Greece's two main unions called a 48-hour general strike on October 19-20 to protest new cuts demanded by the EU and IMF in return for 110 billion euros $152 billion in loans contracted last year.
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Greece's private-sector union GSEE has called a 48-hour strike beginning tomorrow, according to an e-mailed statement, sent from the Athens-based union.
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They've called a 48-hour strike in the area to protest the agreement.
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Greece's major unions called a 48-hour nationwide strike on Friday.
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However, it did not appear to go far enough for some activists who want a separate state carved out of West Bengal and have called a 48-hour protest strike.
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Greece's major unions called a 48-hour nationwide strike on Friday.
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However, it did not appear to go far enough for some activists who want a separate state carved out of West Bengal and have called a 48-hour strike in the area to protest the deal.
The Seattle Times 2011
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