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Feb. 23, 2011 / 1:46 PM

Greece hit by general strike

The Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou speaks to the media following a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, in Washington on March 9, 2010. Papandreou met with Obama as his country looks for ways to stop its financial bleeding and reform its economy as its financial recession intensifies. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

The Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou speaks to the media following a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, in Washington on March 9, 2010. Papandreou met with Obama as his country looks for ways to stop its financial bleeding and reform its economy as its financial recession intensifies. UPI/Kevin Dietsch | License Photo

ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Thousands of workers in Greece joined a general strike Wednesday that affected services in transportation, schools, banks and hospitals, officials said.

The ninth general strike held to protest austerity budget cuts came as Prime Minister George Papandreou prepared to visit European leaders to ask that terms for Greece's $153 billion bailout loan be extended, Radio France Internationale reported Wednesday.

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Strikes disrupted railroad and airline services. Athens News reported that buses and trains would stop running Wednesday, but ISAP trains would run from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. to bring demonstrators into urban centers.

Air traffic was expected to halt through the middle of the day.

One of Greece's two principal trade unions, GSEE, said in a statement, "We demand a mixture of economic policy that will boost employment, incomes, social and labor rights and social cohesion."

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