France: French railway workers start strike

The employees of the French state railway SNCF want to strike for three months. They protest against planned labour market reforms by President Emmanuel Macron.

France: French railway workers start strike

The employees of French railway company SNCFhaben started ir announced strike. By June, Diefranzösischen railway companies want to protest against planned reform of state operation with ir "fight DerSchiene". To this end, Beschäftigenjeweils want to put down work on two out of five days.

Despite strikes and contrary to warnings of trade unions, DerRückreiseverkehr ran normal in France after long Easter weekend. However, according to SNCF on Monday, only every eighth TGV express train and only every FünfteRegionalzug should be scheduled. The TGV trains to Frankfurt and Stuttgart are also affected.

From Eurostar connections to Great Britain, three quarters of Pünktlichsein, Thalys trains to Belgium and Germany sollennormal are to be driven. Train connections to Spain, Italy and Switzerland Wurdenhingegen completely deleted. In addition, Air France, a busy airline, announced a strike on Tuesday to fight for six percent more salary.

The strikes are directed against planned economic undArbeitsmarktreformen of government of President Emmanuel Macron. These include, among or things, fact that employees of Highly indebted state Railways lose Ihrenbeamtenähnlichen status. The Eisenbahnervon benefit from regular wage increases and may retire ten years earlier than or workers. The reform is limited to recruitment. In addition, Macron plans to open DenEisenbahnmarkt for foreign companies – as Wiees EU demands.

The work-downs are considered großerBelastungstest for assertiveness of both Gewerkschaftenals and Macron government, which plans far-reaching social policy reforms. At Minister of Transport Elisabeth Borne DieStreikankündigung met with incomprehension. "No one can understand that railroad trade unions start a long and SchädlichenStreik while government is conducting a dialogue," she said.

Date Of Update: 03 April 2018, 12:02
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