Greece unions, youth in streets protest slashed wages & serviceshttp://www.workers.org/2010/world/greece_1230/
By G. Dunkel Published Dec 23, 2010 10:55 PM Tens of thousands of workers in Greece took to the streets Dec. 15 to protest the drastic austerity measures the Greek government has imposed on them, under pressure from the banks that loaned money to cover its financial crisis. Students protesting in Thessaloniki in memory of Alexis Grigoropoulos, who was killed by police two years ago. Photo: APAS Some 80,000 workers marched on the parliament building in Athens, where they confronted the cops. Some demonstrators confronted Kostis Hatzidakis, a former conservative minister of transportation, as he left the parliament building, yelling, “Thieves! Shame on you!” (L’Express, Dec. 15) [read more] http://www.workers.org/2010/world/greece_1230/ _______________________________________________ Marxist-Leninist-List mailing list Marxist-Leninist-List@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxist-leninist-list
