FRANCE: PUBLIC TRANSPORT BECOMES PARALYSED BY A SURPRISE STRIKE STAGED BY METRO EMPLOYEES

Record ID: 342049

  • Title: FRANCE: PUBLIC TRANSPORT BECOMES PARALYSED BY A SURPRISE STRIKE STAGED BY METRO EMPLOYEES
  • Date: 2nd June 1999
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (JUNE 2, 1999) (REUTERS -ACCESS ALL) 1. LV OF CROWDED PARIS STREET 0.03 2. SLV/CU ENTRANCE TO METRO (2 SHOTS) 0.10 3. SLV PEOPLE WALKING, ROLLERBLADING AND CYCLING TO WORK (2 SHOTS) 0.27 4. LV CROWD WALKING ALONG STREET 0.32 5. SLV/SV VARIOUS DESERTED METRO STATION (4 SHOTS) 0.49 6. CU ELECTRONIC SIGN IN METRO STATION READING: "WE ARE ON STRIKE OUT OF SYMPATHY WITH OUR COLLEAGUE WHO WAS ATTACKED LAST NIGHT AND IS NOW IN A COMA." 0.54 7. SLV/CU/SV MORE OF DESERTED STATION/TRACKS (6 SHOTS) 1.21 8. SV STRANDED PASSENGERS IN METRO (3 SHOTS) 1.35 9. SLV/SV COMMUTERS WAITING AT BUS STOP (2 SHOTS) 1.42 10. SLV OF COMMUTERS ON BICYCLES AND ROLLERBLADING MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH HEAVY TRAFFIC 2.03 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 17th June 1999 13:00
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  • Location: PARIS FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVA2MOB3P56DURX0W9YDWX9CA7JE
  • Story Text: Tens of thousands of Parisians walked, cycled or
    rollerbladed to work on Wednesday when public transport was
    paralysed by a surprise strike staged by Metro employees after
    one of their colleagues was assaulted and badly injured.

    Most of the French capital's Metro lines shut down
    during the morning rush hour.Only three of the 14 lines had
    near-normal traffic, the Paris Transport Authority RATP said.

    The streets and sidewalks of Paris were a strange sight --
    packed with commuters marching off to work.

    Buses continued running until monster traffic jams led most
    bus drivers to stop work as well.

    The RER express underground railway was also badly hit with
    traffic running at only six to 17 percent of normal.

    Many stores were shut because shopkeepers had trouble
    getting in to work.

    The injured employee, who was attacked by peddlers, was in a
    coma.


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