Greek truckers defy government, vow to continue strike

Baack · Jul 30, 2010

ATHENS, Greece Greek truck drivers ignored an emergency order to return to work on Friday after a five-day strike, escalating the plight of tens of thousands of tourists and Greeks left stranded by gasoline shortages.

Some 35,000 drivers walked off the job on Monday to protest a bill that would cut license charges and open up their profession, a reform required by the European Union and International Monetary Fund in exchange for a multi-billion euro bailout that saved the country from defaulting on its debt.

Hundreds of protesting drivers marched through heavy traffic towards parliament, following the truckers' general assembly on Friday afternoon.

"We will not back down and have decided to continue the strike," union leader Giorgos Tzortatos told journalists.

The government ordered the strikers on Wednesday to return to work after negotiations between the drivers and the government broke down, saying they had 24 hours to comply or risk criminal persecution and loss of their licences.

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http://www.montrealgazette.com/heal...d+strike+clash+with+police/3341806/story.html

MacGyver. · Jul 30, 2010

too bad American truckers dont do the same and stand up for ourselves when were getting/about to get screwed

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