One-day strike to halt Greek flights

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek flights will be grounded and urban transport is expected to come to a standstill on Wednesday as workers stage a 24-hour strike against the conservative government's privatisation policy. Greece's private sector umbrella union (GSEE), which includes workers at some privatised companies, said on Tuesday that airport staff, dockers and transport workers would protest against a plan to sell off state carrier Olympic Air. Workers at partially-privatised telecoms company OTE and the state-run Public Power Corporation (PPC) will also walk off the job for a few hours in solidarity, union leaders said. "We expect thousands to hit the streets. Transport will be halted ... and flights will be grounded," said GSEE General... [read full story]