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French Railworkers Go on Strike
"Riots are over. Let's go on strike!"
PARIS (AP) - Railworkers on the French state-run system went on strike Monday night with officials predicted major disruptions to national lines and Paris area commuter trains. The open-ended strike at the SNCF rail network, which started at 8 p.m., comes during a week of demonstrations planned by groups including teachers, researchers and Paris transit workers.

There was no way to gague the impact of the walkout late Monday. About two in five high-speed TGV trains were expected to operate as normal, while 80 percent of international trains would run, the SNCF said.

Four unions representing train drivers called the walkout to protest restructuring, job cuts, pay and what they see as creeping privatization of the train operator. Government and rail officials insisted that the unions' privatization fears were unfounded.
Posted by: Steve White 2005-11-22
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