Apr 6, 2015
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A railway strike has been called as reforms were put into place in January and are intended to tackle the rail sector's soaring debt.
A railway strike has been called by the CGT trade union in protest against planned rail reforms. The contentious reforms were put into place in January and are intended to tackle the rail sector's soaring debt, which stands at more than €40 billion. The reforms aim to cut costs by bringing together 149,000 employees at train operator SNCF and the 1,500 at RFF railway network to eventually open up parts of the service to competition. The CGT is of the opinion that the reforms will lead to job losses without reducing debt.
English: http://www.thelocal.fr/20150309/french-rail-strike-minimal-disruption-expected
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