Uniformed Greeks stage anti-austerity protest

‘Hundreds of uniformed personnel from the Greek police, coast guards and firefighting forces have staged a rally against the government’s recent approval of more austerity measures.
Some 1,200 protesters gathered outside the Greek parliament in central Athens on Wednesday to voice their discontent with further budget cuts and tax rises linked to a foreign bailout program for the country. They also called for more jobs, pay increases, and better pension benefits.
Chanting anti-government slogans and holding banners that read “Stop cuts, we can take no more,” the protesters marched peacefully on the parliament building.
“For two years, this government has been fooling those of us who wear uniforms. Firstly with our wage issues — they had promised… to reinstate our wages to 2012 levels, but not only have they not done so, they are preparing new wage cuts,” said Yannis Katsiamakas, the president of the Greek Police Officers’ Union.’
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