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France's state-owned railway operator SNCF kicks off a fresh day of strikes, causing a number of delays and cancellations across the network, with two out of three high-speed TGV trains cancelled. IMAGES from Paris Saint-Lazare station
Saint-Lazare station in central Paris was packed with passengers this morning as commuters head back to work after the holidays. Trains were particularly packed as normal service is yet to resume due to the ongoing transport strike over the government's pension reform plans. IMAGES
Paris, Dec. 16 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Paula Bayarte).- French transport strike entered Monday its 12th day showing no signs of slowing down.FOOTAGE OF THE WORKERS ON STRIKE ON MONDAY IN PARIS. SOUNDBITES OF DANIEL TEIRLYNCK, RAIL WORKER WITH THE UNSA UNION:“Today after two weeks of strike, that maybe will become three, I will lose between 2,000 and 2,500 euros next month. I’m doing it, because if I don't go on strike and the reform is approved as it is, I would lose between 500 and 700 euros per month during my retirement, maybe for 20 years, the calculation can be quickly done.”“Christmas truce is a hypocritical media game by politicians. It’s not us who have decided that the reform is presented in December, or that it’s so bad. Politicians say they want a merry Christmas, but they know that a truce is the end of the movement and that it’s a defeat for us, so it isn’t questionable.”“The government refuses to discuss and negotiate, tells us the reform is this, let's discuss its application. And no, we don't want this reform neither for us nor for our children. If there is a reform, there should be no losers. Today everyone is losing, it is unacceptable.”
France faces a second day of transport chaos as rail workers pursue rolling strikes, causing major disruptions for train travellers in the biggest challenge yet to President Emmanuel Macron's resolve to push through sweeping reforms. IMAGES from Bordeaux train station
The departures board says it all at Charles De Gaulle airport north of Paris: dozens of flights are cancelled as air traffic controllers strike in France over demands for higher wages. IMAGES
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