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Truck Drivers Strike * Greece - Truckers Ignore Government Order to Resume work
Athens,Greece -New Tang Dinasty Television (USA) -30 July 2010: -- Greek truck drivers rallied outside the Transport Ministry on Thursday to protest against a government decision to force them back to work... Wednesday night, the Greek government ordered the mobilization of striking truck drivers, as fuel shortages were starting to affect the country... Government spokesman, George Petalotis, says the strike is causing serious disruption of public and economic life, and is endangering public health with a lack of sufficient fuel, food and medicine... Thousands of truckers have been lining highways since Monday... The truckers are protesting against plans to open up their sector... It’s a key reform required in a multi-billion euro EU/IMF package aimed at pulling Greece out of a debt crisis... The truck drivers now have 24 hours to return to work. If they don't, they face arrest and risk losing their licenses, but unionists say they will ignore the order... Striking truck drivers have caused major fuel shortages in the past and gas station owners say it will be no different this time...
* Greece - Protests over deregulation spur fears of fuel shortages
Athens,Greece -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Jul 26, 2010: -- Truckers in Greece are striking over a plan to introduce new trucking licenses... Greece must open “closed” industries such as trucking to competition under its $143 billion loan deal with the European Union and International Monetary Fund... Greek truckers are concerned that their operating licenses, worth as much as $250,000 or more, according to reports, would be devalued following deregulation... Thousands of truckers parked their rigs Monday, according to Reuters, leading to fears of fuel and food shortages, especially in the nation’s islands, and disruptions in trade...
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