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The 24-hour strike is the latest in a series of protests since September against a package of wage cuts and tax hikes demanded by Greece's international lenders as the price for bailout loans to keep the country afloat. The walkout was called by the ADEDY union which represents about half a million public sector workers or about a quarter of the country's workforce. "We demand that the government changes these unjust policies that hurt workers and kill the public sector," said ADEDY chief Costas Tsikrikas. "We expect a large turnout in the strike." Thousands of teachers, doctors and municipal workers were expected to take to the streets and rally in central Athens around midday, though turnout may be smaller than protests last month before the austerity package was passed in parliament. The measures - which include earmarking 27,000 civil servants for eventual dismissal - remain deeply unpopular among Greeks who say society is crumbling under the weight of spending cuts and tax hikes that hurt mostly the middle incomes. But the rallies have lost some of the momentum since the austerity bill was approved and Athens received long-delayed funds from the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund, averting the risk of bankruptcy. Greece's other major union, the private sector union GSEE, said it would hold a three-hour stoppage in solidarity and join the march to the administrative reform ministry. The Communist-affiliated PAME group was expected to hold a separate rally. Train workers also started a 48-hour strike against the conservative-led coalition's plans to privatize Greece's railway company. Metro and tram workers will walk off the job for a few hours on Wednesday and plan a 24-hour strike on Thursday. 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