General Strike in GREECE
dimitrii - 16.03.2006 12:21
Greece. A General Strike too place in Greece on march the 15th. 90% of all states´ employees and 70% of all companies´employees were on strike.
The strike was against Liberalisation and Privatisation of the public sector and the job market.
Links: IMC Athen  http://athens.indymedia.org
Public Service in greece did not work at all. Public transport Service such as trains, metro, busses and so on... did stop. Schools, hospitals, banks, public institutions were closed - as well as most of the private owned companies.
-Lots of demonstrations all over Greece.
-In athens clashes between protesters and police. Many injured, on state TV NET was shown an old man who told the police "I´m old -" and who tried to protect demonstrants from police men. A police men answered "You should have stayed at home" - and did beat him into his face, the old mans face was full of blood.
-5000 Caballeros ("motorcycle drivers-activists") demonstrated in Athens.
-Anarchists attacked the ministry of work - paint bombs were thrown, all windows were broken
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