keywords: strike workers calabria protest cuts
text: Angry Forest Workers Cut Off Toe of Italy (Reuters) Reuters - Angry forest service workers blocked\highways, halted trains and forced an airport to shut down on\Thursday, effectively cutting off the southern toe of Italy in\a protest against spending cuts that could cost hundreds of\jobs. The demonstrations across Calabria, the region that makes\up the tip of the Italian boot, are the latest by state sector\workers upset by the belt-tightening 2005 budget and follows a\general strike last week.