ATHENS--Greece's main labor unions began a 24-hour general strike on Thursday, in protest against austerity measures imposed under Greece's international bailout.
The strike, which is set to disrupt hospital, public transport, air traffic, tax offices and other activities, is the first major union action faced by the governing Syriza party, a left-wing movement that vowed to end austerity but that has had to accept Greece's creditors' demands to stay in the euro.
The strike was organized by the country's two largest union groups, GSEE and ADEDY, which represent private and public sector workers respectively. Read more
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