the rail sector they must first withdraw their plans they're aimed at starting to privatized the s.n.c.f. rail company. rail managers say that about a third of their workers walked out on strike during the course of the day causing waves of train cancellations the strikes were unregistered wildcat strikes which makes them illegal the c.g. to union is a members to engage in impromptu strikes even outside of official strike days. there's a constitutional right to strike but it's essential that public services can get four and a half million train passengers from a to b. every day i personally find these disruption threats by the union extremely serious i've never seen anything like it. the president wants to ramp up the retirement age for railway staff right now train drivers can retire and just fifty two other rail workers can follow them only a few years later francis railways are deep in the red and groaning under forty five billion euros worth of debt but unions warn that maccollins reforms will open the floodgates for even harsher measures that's why even air traffic controllers joined the

the rail sector they must first withdraw their plans they're aimed at starting to privatized the s.n.c.f. rail company. rail managers say that about a third of their workers walked out on strike during the course of the day causing waves of train cancellations the strikes were unregistered wildcat strikes which makes them illegal the c.g. to union is urging members to engage in impromptu strikes even outside of official strike days. and there's a constitutional right to strike but it's essential that public services can get four and a half million train passengers from a to b. every day i personally find these disruption threats by the union extremely serious have never seen anything like it. so the president wants to ramp up the retirement age for railway staff right now train drivers can retire at just fifty two other rail workers can follow them only a few years later. france's railways are deep in the red and groaning under forty five billion euros worth of debt but unions woman mccollum's reforms will open the floodgates for even harsher measures that's why even air traffic controllers jo

foreign rail companies will be able to run trains on the french network the prime minister says s.n.c.f. must be prepared. the world is changing gears and surf must chandra's it faced was comforted as a sense of cannot remain unlit company to recruit re wreckers and a special status. created in one hundred thirty eight s.n.c.f. is owned by the french state it employs one hundred forty thousand staff past presidents have tried and failed to reform it forced to back down in the face of opposition from france's powerful trade unions emanuel mcconnell wants to be the one to succeed. merkel may have more leeway because of a more general favorable public opinion in terms of reforming a sense here i think people know more ready soon see. something different the government says it will reform s.n.c.f. by to create that's put union leaders on the warpath thursday's demonstrations was smaller than expected something likely to please president micro but with rail workers promising three months of rolling strikes he still faces a test of strength so that as our show for this week you can get in tou

s.n.c.f. must change so it's proposing some major reforms they want to open up the rail network to foreign investors and it plans to scrap the special status given to rail workers which allows train drivers to retire in their fifty's a decade earlier than most of the population. as since their full loses monopoly in twenty twenty and e.u. rules foreign companies will be able to run trains on its network the prime minister says reforms will help s.n.c.f. stay competitive when the world is changing gears and surf most chandra's it face was comforted as a sense of cannot remain the only company to recruit for a real cause and a special status. created in one nine hundred thirty eight s. and seth is owned by the french state it employs one hundred forty thousand staff for generations its workers have enjoyed perks such as early retirement and extra days off rel union leaders say the benefits are compensation for difficult working conditions provided for their armies or i work long unsociable hours and our salaries are very high the government is focusing on a special status in these reforms to make the

s.n.c.f. lead the demonstrations the government wants to scrap their special privileges including early retirement for train drivers but rail staff say the benefits of compensation for long unsociable hours and low pay it's important that we must show that rail workers like all french people have to defend themselves we want to show the power of the streets and that they are real people behind these jobs so we are against michael's plan that young and i like the world we are certainly not better paid than orders look at but it is shins and all the advantages but they want to single us out we don't agree with the changes so we say no need for the board you know yes and there has been in financial difficulty for years it has fifty million dollars of debt in the problem says that it must change to remain competitive especially because on the rules in twenty twenty the company will lose its monopoly on. foreign rail companies will be able to run trains on the french network the prime minister says essence if must be prepared. the world is changing us and surf must chandra's it faced was comforted as a sense of cannot remain a c

s.n.c.f. lead the demonstrations the government wants to scrap their special privileges including early retirement for train drivers but rail staff say the benefits of compensation for long unsociable hours and low pay it's important that we must show that rail workers like all french people have to defend themselves we want to show the power of the streets and that they are real people behind these jobs so we are against michael's plans that. we are certainly not better paid than orders look at but it is shins and all the advantages but they want to single us out we don't agree with the changes so we say no to the yes and there has been financial difficulty for years it has fifty million dollars of debt in the governance is that it must change to remain competitive especially because on the rules in twenty twenty the company will lose its monopoly on. foreign rail companies will be able to run trains on the french network the prime minister says essence if must be prepared. the world is changing gears and surface changes it first was comforted as a sense of cannot remain company to recruit for a wreckers and a specialist.

s.n.c.f. must change so it's proposing some major reforms he wants to open up the rail network to foreign investors and it plans to scrap the special status given to rail workers which allows train drivers to retire in their fifty's a decade earlier than most of the population. as since their full loses monopoly in twenty twenty and e.u. rules foreign companies will be able to run trains on its network the prime minister says reforms will help s.n.c.f. stay competitive when the world is changing gears and surf must chandra's it festers comforted has a sense of cannot remain the only company to recruit re wreckers and a special status. created in one thousand thirty eight s. and seth is owned by the french state it employs one hundred forty thousand staff for generations its workers have enjoyed perks such as early retirement and extra days off rel union leaders say the benefits are compensation for difficult working conditions provided for the armies or i work long unsociable hours and our salaries are very high the government is focusing on a special status in these reforms to make the public turn

s.n.c.f. led the demonstrations the government wants to scrap their special privileges including early retirement for train drivers but rail staff say the benefits of compensation for long unsociable hours and low pay it's important that we must show that rail workers like all french people have to defend themselves we want to show the power of the streets and that they are real people behind these jobs so we are against michael's plans that. we are certainly not better paid than orders look at but it is shins and all the advantages but they want to single us out we don't agree with the changes so we say no to the yes and there has been in financial difficulty for years as if the million dollars of debt in the problem says that it lost sales to remain competitive especially because of the rules in twenty twenty a company will lose its monopoly on. foreign rail companies will be able to run trains on the french network the prime minister says essence if must be prepared. the world is changing gears and surf must change was it faith was comforted as a sense of cannot remain unlit company to recruit re wreckers and a special