Greece paralyzed by 24-hour general strike over deadly train accident

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Greece paralyzed by 24-hour general strike over deadly train accident

STORY: Greece paralyzed by 24-hour general strike over deadly train accident DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the strike in Greece 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): KONSTANTINOS VLACHAKIS, Secretary of the Central Youth Council of the main opposition SYRIZA party 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): MARKOS BASIOUKAS, Retired teacher 4. various of the strike STORYLINE: Greece's public services, including transport, were paralyzed on Thursday by a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labor unions over the deadly train accident last month. A series of marches in the center of Athens staged by the umbrella civil servants' union ADEDY, the private sector union GSEE, and other unions and opposition parties, ended in scuffles between protesters and police, Greek national news agency AMNA reported. According to police estimates, around 25,000 people gathered in the streets of the capital, demanding accountability for the worst rail tragedy in Greece on Feb. 28,

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