FRANCE RAIL STRIKE SPREADS TO PARIS METRO

Record ID: 342097

  • Title: FRANCE RAIL STRIKE SPREADS TO PARIS METRO
  • Date: 16th September 1969
  • Summary: 1. GV & SV DESERTED STATION ENTRANCE 0.10 2. SLV CLOSED STATION DOORS 0.14 3. GV DESERTED RAILWAY LINES (2 SHOTS) 0.27 4. GV INACTIVE RAILWAY BRIDGE (2 SHOTS) 0.37 5. GV METRO ENTRANCE 0.42 6. CU SIGN 'METRO POLITAIN' 0.43 7. CU STRIKE HEADLINE PAN TO METRO ENTRANCE 0.51 8. GV WOMAN READS HEADLINE OUTSIDE METRO ENTRANCE 0.54 Initials AB/V/BOB/ES Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 1st October 1969 13:00
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  • Location: PARIS - FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVAKPVY55XPK0I5XQ9TJC3D2P73
  • Story Text: HOPES OF AN END TO FRANCE'S WEEK-LONG STRIKE BY TRAIN DRIVERS BRIGHTENED TODAY WHEN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE STATE-CONTROLLED RAILWAY SYSTEM PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVED WORKING CONDITIONS. MEANTIME THE STRIKE SPREAD TO THE PARIS METRO.

    UNION NEGOTIATORS SAID THE TRAIN DRIVERS WILL BE ASKED TO RETURN TO WORK AFTER STUDYING THE NEW PROPOSALS.

    THE IMPROVED CHANCES OF AN END TO THE STRIKE BY ABOUT 32,000 TRAIN DRIVERS CAME AS FRANCE'S CURRENT INDUSTRIAL UNREST SPREAD TODAY TO THE PARIS UNDERGROUND.

    WILDCAT STRIKES BY STAFF OF THE PARIS METRO WHO, LIKE THE TRAIN DRIVERS, ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT WORKING CONDITIONS, AFFECTED EIGHT OF THE 14 UNDERGROUND LINES BY LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY.
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