Another national strike was held in Greece yesterday in protest at austerity measures. The FT reports that ‘the strike resulted in some government and tax offices being shut while public hospitals and ministries worked with emergency staff. Many flights to and from Greek airports were cancelled as air traffic controllers joined the civil servants’ strike for four hours.’ Spyros Papaspyros, leader of ADEDY union said “the allocation of the government’s austerity measures continues to be against the salaried workers and pensioners,” adding wage cuts lead to less consumption spending and a deeper recession.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4e8cb15c-d22c-11df-8fbe-00144feabdc0.html
