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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 31 May 2016 - 10:34 AM

BBC, 5/31/16:

France labour dispute: Hollande digs in as rail strike looms


President Francois Hollande of France has insisted that a controversial labour reform will not be withdrawn as strike action looms on the railways.

"The text assures the best performance for businesses and offers new rights to employees," he told a newspaper.

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Posted 31 May 2016 - 10:37 AM

The Local, 5/31/16:

French rail strikes to hit around half of train services


A rolling strike by French rail workers will begin on Tuesday evening with forecasts suggesting around half of the train services will be not be running.

The nationwide strike will see all kinds of rail services cancelled and disrupted across France from Tuesday evening onwards.

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Posted 06 June 2016 - 10:26 AM

The Local, 6/6/16:

France suffers as rail strikes drag through sixth day


There was some slight improvement in the number of services on Monday, with six out of ten high speed TGVs and regional TER trains running, according to rail operator SNCF.

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Posted 07 June 2016 - 05:01 PM

Reuters, 6/7/16:

French rail boss hopes to end strike before Euro 2016 kick-off


The head of French state railway SNCF said on Tuesday he hoped the powerful CGT union would endorse a new deal on working conditions and end a strike before the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, hosted by France, starts on Friday.


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Posted 07 June 2016 - 05:03 PM

ABC News, 6/7/16:

French Labor Standoff: Rail Company Offers Deal to Unions


With trains canceled across France on the seventh day of a nationwide strike, the SNCF national rail service has offered unions a deal to try to persuade train drivers to go back to work.

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