Greek Workers Join General Strike As End Of Bailout Looms

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's largest labor unions are staging a general strike against plans to extend austerity measures, in a 24-hour protest that is disrupting flights, public transport and services, closing schools and leaving hospitals running on emergency staff. Austerity measures will continue for at least two more years after the international bailout ends in August, starting with another major round of pension cuts next January.Read more on NewsOK.com

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