1.   Angry strikers protested outside government offices and congress almost daily, some demanding the resignations of Finance Minister Luis Raul Matos Azocar and Labor Minister Juan Nepomuceno Garrido.

2.   The strikers were protesting federal budget cuts and restrictions on withdrawals from bank accounts.

3.   The strikers are protesting a tuition increase.

4.   According to Air France-Europe unions, strikers were protesting work conditions and worker strength.

5.   Eight thousand more strikers protested in two other cities, but no violence was reported.

6.   Strikers have been protesting a government plan to cut jobs to trim costs.

7.   Strikers were also protesting over the governments proposed budget cuts.

8.   Strikers are protesting transfers to prisons that are remote from the courts where they are being tried.

9.   The strikers were protesting new examinations introduced for qualified teachers who wish to be appointed to state-run schools.

10.   The strikers are protesting government-ordered corporate reforms that are expected to result in mass layoffs.