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| ATHENS, Greece — State hospital workers scuffled with police outside the finance ministry Tuesday, as protests across Greece escalate against sweeping pension reforms proposed by the government. | |
| The scuffles occurred as farmers continued to sporadically block highways, mostly in northern Greece, and a growing number of professional associations called strikes. | |
| Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ year-old left-wing government is facing fierce opposition to the reforms being demanded by bailout lenders that could see millions of workers pay higher income contributions. | Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ year-old left-wing government is facing fierce opposition to the reforms being demanded by bailout lenders that could see millions of workers pay higher income contributions. |
| Farming associations in central Greece voted to step up closures, with six-hour daily blockades at highways and ports, while protest groups in southern and northern Greece were also mulling similar action. | |
| Elsewhere, flower growers disrupted traffic at a highway toll station north of Athens, while engineers in the northern city of Thessaloniki used sheets of plasterboard to block the entrance of a pension fund building. And a ferry workers’ union is planning a 48-hour national strike starting Wednesday. | |
| Labor unions are planning anti-government protests in Athens later Tuesday, when Tsipras is due to speak in parliament, while a general strike is planned on Feb. 4. | Labor unions are planning anti-government protests in Athens later Tuesday, when Tsipras is due to speak in parliament, while a general strike is planned on Feb. 4. |
| Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |