Greece paralyzed by general strike over price hikes

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Greece paralyzed by general strike over price hikes

STORY: Greece paralyzed by general strike over price hikes DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of protests and strikes in Greece 2. various of Greece's grid 3. shot of the exterior of Hellenic Statistical Authority 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): APOSTOLIS RAZIS, private sector employee 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek) RENA DAKOUTROU, a civil servant 4. various of exterior of Greece's parliament building 6. various of protests and strikes 7. various of a market 8. various of minor clashes STORYLINE: Thousands of protesters marched in the center of Athens and other major cities on Wednesday during a 24-hour general strike called in protest of price hikes fueled by the ongoing energy crisis. The first large labor mobilization of this winter was organized by the umbrella unions of Greece's public and private sectors, bringing to a halt public services, schools, hospitals, and media among many sectors. Strikers asked for more support measures to cope with rising inf

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