Greece orders striking lorry drivers back to work

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Source: BBC News

The Greek government has used a rare emergency order to force lorry drivers back to work after a three-day strike.

The drivers have until later on Thursday to return to the roads or face arrest and the loss of their licenses.

Most petrol stations in Athens are out of fuel and shops and factories are running low on supplies.

The drivers oppose government plans to open the industry to more competition as part of austerity measures agreed with the IMF and the EU.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10798260

[Downwinder]

1. Get back to work, slaves.

[SoapBox]

2. Exactly. What's next? Whips?

...the rich and powerful are just itch'n to get slavery back.

Did anyone see the thing about the Iowa GOP caucus, that put in planks to
eliminate any minimum wage laws AND get rid of the 13th Amendment (slavery!)?

[Odin2005]

3. Fascism.