Tom Stoukas' AP report appearing in the Taiwan News :
Greece's nationwide general strike, timed to coincide with the G-20 summit in London, will protest spending cuts by the conservative government in response to the international financial crisis, the country's two largest unions said Tuesday.
Thursday's strike is set to disrupt flights as well as other transport and public services. Air traffic controllers will stop work between noon and 3:00 p.m. (0900-1200 GMT), halting all flights to and from Greek airports. The country's largest airline, Olympic Airways, said it was canceling 140 flights.
Journalists will also join the strike, keeping news programs off the air and preventing Friday's newspapers from being published.
The strike is timed for the G-20 summit in London _ a meeting of leaders from the world's largest economies which is expected to draw large protests in the British capital.
Greece's government this month announced a salary freeze for many civil servants and a one-off tax hike on higher-income salary earners.
The move angered unions, which said high-earning businesses should shoulder the burden. They also oppose a government decision to let struggling business relax labor rules.
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