Workers in Greece go on strike

The World

Work ground to a halt across Greece today as public and private sector workers walked off the job to protest the rising cost of living. Public sector unions are demanding a 10% wage hike and the return of salaries cut during Greece’s nearly decade-long financial crisis that began in 2010. Host Marco Werman speaks with Daphne Tolis, a journalist based in Athens.

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