Greek union calls general strike for Nov 6  Wednesday -
10/16/2013, 1:54pm EDT  ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's largest
labor union has called a new general strike for Nov. 6, warning
that unemployment has reached "nightmare" levels and that
working rights are continually being eroded by austerity
measures.  The GSEE union called the 24-hour protest Wednesday
in its latest attempt to halt spending cuts imposed as part of
Greece's 240 billion-euro ($325 billion) bailout agreements. The
cuts are meant to reduce debt, but have hurt the economy and
pushed the jobless rate to nearly 28 percent.  Anticipating the
announcement, ferry workers had already called a 24-hour protest
for Nov. 6.  The conservative-led government has insisted it
will impose no new cuts to pensions and salaries or tax
increases to address gaps both in its financing and its fiscal
program in the next few years.  Finance Minister Yannis
Stournaras said Wednesday that decisions on the financing
shortfall will be taken toward the end of the year