- Title: FRANCE: ONE-DAY STRIKE BY RAIL WORKERS
- Date: 25th October 1995
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (OCTOBER 25, 1995) (REUTERS TELEVISION - ACCESS ALL) 1. SV CROWD GETTING OFF TRAIN; PEOPLE WALKING DOWN PLATFORM 0.16 2. CU UNNAMED COMMUTER SAYS "IT'S THE USUAL CHAOS EITHER HERE OR ON THE METRO. WE KNOW THEY ARE DEFENDING THEIR SPENDING POWER BUT EVERYONE'S IN THE SAME BOAT" (FRENCH) 0.25 3. SV PEOPLE LOOKING AT NOTICEBOARD 0.29 4. SV ELECTRONIC NOTICEBOARD 0.39 5. SV EXTERIOR TRAIN STATION 0.42 6. SCU SNCF DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR JEAN-PIERRE LECLERC SAYS THERE ARE TWO ASPECTS TO THE STRIKE, ONE WAS SALARIES BUT THIS SHOULD NOT BE AT ISSUE BECAUSE RAILWAYMEN WOULD BE GETTING AN AVERAGE OF 3.4 PER CENT WHICH COMPARED WELL TO OTHER BUSINESS (FRENCH) 1.08 7. SCU JEAN-CLAUDE GUERIN DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF THE CFDT UNION SAYS THE STRIKE IS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE RAILWAYS AND THE POSITION OF RAILWAYMEN/ THAT THE UNION REJECTS PRIVATISATION BUT THEY ALSO OBJECT TO MANAGEMENT PLANS TO DECLARE 6,000 KILOMETRES OF TRACK AS ECONOMICALLY UNVIABLE (FRENCH) 1.35 8. SV EMPTY RAILS AT SAINT LAZARE TERMINUS STATION/ PEOPLE LOOKING AT NOTICE BOARDS 1.42 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
- Embargoed: 9th November 1995 12:00
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- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
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- Country: France
- Reuters ID: LVADARXNFGWHL5AUMXW5KCZL627I
- Story Text: A one-day strike by French rail workers disrupted train services in France on Wednesday (October 25) except for the Eurostar link between France and Britain via the Channel tunnel, SNCF French railways said.
One third to two thirds of normal services were running on high-speed lines and other inter-city links, causing more misery for travellers after a nationwide strike by five million public sector workers on October 10.
Five rail unions of the state-run SNCF called the strike to press for higher pay and highlight fears that the loss-making firm, saddled by huge debts, wants swingeing cuts in the rail network by the year 2000.
The strike also disrupted suburban services around Paris and other cities. Many commuters took to their cars, bringing tailbacks around the capital in the morning rush-hour.
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