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No news today: Greek journalists strike against austerity

 

Wednesday 26 September 2012 09:22 EDT
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Journalists march in central Athens yesterday past a banner calling for a general strike on 26 September
Journalists march in central Athens yesterday past a banner calling for a general strike on 26 September (AFP)

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Greece was hit by a news blackout yesterday as the country's journalists became the latest group of workers to go on strike in protest against new austerity measures.

The 24-hour walkout meant there were no radio or TV news programmes yesterday, and newspapers will not appear today. Tomorrow, most services across Greece will come to a standstill, as the country's two biggest unions stage a general strike against the €11.5bn cutbacks. The strike is expected to close schools, disrupt hospital services and stop trains and ferries.

This week's walkouts follow protests that brought workers – from tax officers to university professors – onto the streets last week. Greece must pass the new cutbacks to continue receiving the rescue loan payments that have kept it afloat since 2010.

AP

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