Athens Workers Strike
From Associated Press
ATHENS —
More than 6,000 municipal workers Wednesday began a weeklong strike that will halt garbage collection and leave parks without attendants in the Greek capital.
“If you don’t find a solution . . . Greece will stink!” went the cry from more than 5,000 demonstrators outside the Interior Ministry.
The strike began with a march to press demands for a collective wage agreement and salary increases.
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