Rail workers protest during a public transport strike at Sant Jaume Square in Barcelona Sept 17, 2012. Spanish rail workers went on strike on Monday to protest against the privatization of the rail sector as part of austerity measures announced last July by the government, to slash 56.4 billion euros ($69 billion) from the public deficit. [Photo/Agencies]

A rail worker holds a flag bearing a pair of scissors during a public transport strike in Barcelona Sept 17, 2012. [Photo/Agencies]