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The Number of Public Workers in Greece Declines, says Census

ATHENS – It doesn’t include untold thousands in state-run enterprises, but the second census of Greek workers in two years has found there are officially 705,976 people on the public payroll, down from 768,009 in 2010, even as Greece...

Greece Gives In, Will Fire 15,000 and Slash Minimum Wage

ATHENS – In a move that seems certain to stoke worker outrage just before a general strike and protests, Greece’s coalition government has reportedly agree to international lenders' demands to fire 15,000 public workers this year and cut the...

Troika Tells Greece: Action, Not Talk

ATHENS – Official from the Troika of international lenders keeping Greece on economic life support with rescue loans will wrap up a 10-day visit here on Dec. 18 and said they want some firm proposals on demands to further...

Venizelos Blasts Strikers, Says Tax Evaders Will Be Named

ATHENS - As growing numbers of public workers join the ranks of strikers protesting pay cuts,  tax hikes, and the layoff of 30,000 workers Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos blistered them for their actions and said the city was under...