France: SNCF Strikes Strand Zillions...
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France: SNCF Strikes Strand Zillions...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/w...commuters.html
To update the French rail workers strike against SNCF read this - things are dire. Not only long-distance trains but RER commuter trains stalled. Gare de Lyon empty. And to continue 2of every 5 days - who will give in first?
And the gov't demands do not affect current SNCF workers but new hires - trying to trim benefits deemed by gov't as unsustainable (SNCF already loses billions a year) -things like lifetime job security - retiring in 50s with pensions based on best year earnings and subsidized housing not to mention fee train rides.
So it will be interesting to see who wins - right now who loses will be tourists planning train travel in France for the next few months as strikes are expect to drag on until May or longer.
To update the French rail workers strike against SNCF read this - things are dire. Not only long-distance trains but RER commuter trains stalled. Gare de Lyon empty. And to continue 2of every 5 days - who will give in first?
And the gov't demands do not affect current SNCF workers but new hires - trying to trim benefits deemed by gov't as unsustainable (SNCF already loses billions a year) -things like lifetime job security - retiring in 50s with pensions based on best year earnings and subsidized housing not to mention fee train rides.
So it will be interesting to see who wins - right now who loses will be tourists planning train travel in France for the next few months as strikes are expect to drag on until May or longer.
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