Why ya love Unions

ATHENS, Greece — A general strike Wednesday in Greece was halting flights, trains and ferries and paralyzing public services, as unions rally against major new spending cuts aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy.

All flights into and out of Greece stopped at midnight Tuesday. Schools, hospitals, tax offices and the Acropolis along with other ancient sites will be closed. There will be no news broadcasts, and shop owners have been called on to close their shutters during rallies.

Public and private sector unions concede that the cash-strapped government was forced to slash spending to secure a vital euro110 billion loan package from European partners and the International Monetary Fund.

But they say low-income Greeks will suffer disproportionately.

http://www.ajc.com/business/general-strike-in-debt-516847.html