Tuesday, May 31, 2016

France: Update – Strikes to target trains, Paris subway system, flight, ports this week

France: Update – Strikes to target trains, Paris subway system, flight, ports this week

Airports and ports will be the focus of fresh strikes this week, while rail workers settle into rolling strikes from Tuesday (31st May).

Staff at airports and airlines in France have called for a strike from 3-5 June citing problems within the industry.

Meanwhile four rail unions have called for rolling strikes from Tuesday (31st May) (CGT, UNSA, SUD-Rail, CFDT). These strikes are in opposition to negotiations on new contracts in preparation for opening the market.

The CGT has called for an “unlimited” strike for its members of the Paris public transport group RATP from Thursday. Another union, SUD-RATP, has asked members to begin similar action, but to start on 10 June - the opening day of Euro 2016.

The CGT has also called for a 24-strike among the national federation of ports and docks workers on 2 June.

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