. >> union leaders from france's rail company meeting with prime minister adouard philippe more than a month after being denied an audience. union came out saying that while it was not wasted time, it is clear the strikes will continue. >> what is good about this meeting is that the person who makes the decisions has finally decided to meet us. we may finally get an answer to questions we have been asking for two months regarding the competitiveness and that governments objectives for its railway network. we still not had an answer. we hope that after today's meetings, the government sees the light and organizes negotiations to move forward. we remain resolutely opposed to the logic of introducing competition. story, we gon the to a claim on -- we see the cdt is sticking to the strikes. what is the general feeling? >> there is a general feeling of disappointment. the government says it is willing to listen, that unions say the -- but unions say the government is refusing to engage in actual negotiation. they expect very little from today's talks. we spoke to the leader of the hard-li