strikes in Europe from Germany to Greece
The railway traffic in Germany was shut down on Tuesday due to a 2-hour work stoppage of train drivers. The driver of the Deutsche Bahn and private companies laid off the job yesterday. The German Railways said in a statement, even after the end of the strike the delays to last until the afternoon. It would be hours before the trains start their journey again.
The workers' union GDL, which represents 26 percent of drivers in Germany, called for a salary increase for DB staff. The strike by train drivers has had 26 thousand a great impact on the administrative part of the German transport. These strikes, particularly the subway strike in Berlin, Nuremberg, Stuttgart and in the states of North Rhine Westphalia and Hesse have provoked major problems.
The wages of railway workers in the private sector is 30 percent lower than in the state sector.
Coinciding with the strikes on the German transportation, also last in the crisis-stricken country of Greece, the demonstrations and strikes continued on.
occurred on Tuesday lecturers and teachers together with students and students in protest against the policies of the government in a strike and held demonstrations.
The Greek protesters gathered outside the Ministry of Economy and Finance. They gave out slogans against the government's economic policy and marched towards the Parliament.
They demanded to ensure a sufficient budget and manpower for the schools.
During the demonstration, there were riots and the police used tear gas.
all major public and private unions Greece had called on Wednesday for a general strike.
The euro zone since the beginning of last year, faced with financial crises that had an impact on the economies of countries such as Greece, Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Spain.
in Greece, particularly the financial crisis become a major challenge for the country's economy has become.
But other European countries have gradually become the world economic crisis and continued its negative consequences scene of strikes and demonstrations in various industries. Thus France and Portugal
belong to the countries that witnessed the biggest protests against the economic plans and savings programs Government in 2010 were.
During the strikes in Europe are growing in size to accept the efforts of European government men to achieve economic promises have so far been accompanied by failure. created
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