Romanian Workers Strike Over Prices
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<i> Associated Press</i>
BUCHAREST, Romania — Thousands of drivers and health workers walked off their jobs Wednesday to protest price increases of up to 500% on electricity and food staples such as bread.
But union leaders postponed until Friday a general strike by most of Romania’s 10 million workers while talks with the government continued over the new prices, which took effect last weekend as part of the free-market reforms.
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