Reaction to Railway Workers' Strike in France Increases: The strike of rail workers in France since Wednesday, 5. entered the day. The official French railway company SNCF announced on Sunday that only 10 is running from every 4 train. In Paris, two of the commuter trains were not working at 3.
President François Hollande and Prime Minister Manuel Valls 'end' call did not find the response, the strike began among the unions of the CGT, announced that tomorrow will continue.
Critics of the striking unions are also growing due to the launch of the High School Examinations (BAC) on Monday. State Minister for Transport, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Frederic Cuvillier said the strike jeopardized the test. Laurent Berger, the head of the trade union CFDT, said the strike should be justified and announced that it should be terminated immediately. Finance Minister Michel Sapin stressed that the government can not take a step back, '' We are preparing the SNCF of the future. '' He said.
CGT Secretary General Thierry Lepaon, who responded to the criticism, argued that only one percent of the students went to the test center by train 8. SNCF announced that they have created information points at the train stations so that the students will not be victims. It will be given priority to the students who will take the exam in running trains.
The strike began when the government wanted to open two railway services and management companies under one roof because of the accumulated debts and to open railway services to free competition. The government is expected to present its draft bill to parliament in 17 June.
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