A piece of plaster torn from a building and thrown by a protester shatters as it hits the paint-spattered helmet of a riot policeman, during clashes in central Athens, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Greek anger over new austerity measures and layoffs erupted into violence Wednesday, as demonstrators hurled chunks of marble and gasoline bombs and riot police responded with tear gas and stun grenades that echoed across Athens' main square. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A piece of plaster torn from a building and thrown by a protester shatters as it hits the paint-spattered helmet of a riot policeman, during clashes in central Athens, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. Greek anger over new austerity measures and layoffs erupted into violence Wednesday, as demonstrators hurled chunks of marble and gasoline bombs and riot police responded with tear gas and stun grenades that echoed across Athens' main square. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) ? Greeks furious at the government's austerity measures are vowing to turn out in force on the streets of Athens on the second day of a general strike, as lawmakers vote on the intensely unpopular new measures needed to secure continued payment from an international bailout fund.
Unions plan demonstrations, with one intending to encircle parliament in an attempt to prevent lawmakers getting into the building for the vote. On Wednesday, riots broke out during a protest march by more than 100,000 people.
The austerity bill won initial approval with a majority vote Wednesday, and lawmakers now vote on the details.
The measures include the suspension on reduced pay of 30,000 public servants and the suspension of collective labor contracts, and have angered even deputies from the governing Socialist party.
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