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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-12-11
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[01] Athens garbage strike over
[01] Athens garbage strike over
Sanitation crews were back on the streets of the greater Athens area as
of early Friday evening following the end of a 11-day garbage strike
ruled as "abusive" -- but not illegal -- by an Athens first instance
court the previous day.
An estimated 9,000 tonnes of rubbish has piled up over the week on
Athens' rain-soaked street corners. A judge accepted Athens
municipality's legal petition against the strike, citing public health
and public good ahead of the upcoming Christmas holidays.
Strikers demanded a normalisation of contract workers' status by the
central government, a development that led to a heated clash between
Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis -- who supports the demand -- and
Interior Minister Yiannis Ragoussis, whose portfolio includes hirings
in the wider public sector.
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