French commuters struggle to work as transport strike bites
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French commuters struggled to work Thursday as public transport workers put President Nicolas Sarkozy's reform plans to the test with a 24-hour strike in defence of pension privileges.
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Millions of commuters in London endured  travel chaos on Tuesday as a 72-hour strike by maintenance  workers closed most of the underground rail network.
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A general strike in Greece against a government pension reform cripples the nation's transport  and public services.
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Passengers on one of Britain's most overcrowded and least punctual rail services face further misery
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Striking workers shut down most of France's rail network on Thursday and further disruption was expected in a protest over pensions, posing the biggest test yet of President Nicolas Sarkozy's ability to push through reforms.
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PARIS, Oct. 18 -- French public transportation workers staged a one-day strike on Thursday, bringing rail, bus and subway service across the country to a standstill and delivering a vivid warning to President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose plans to reduce generous but costly public pensions face stiff...
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PARIS : French trade unions called on workers at France Telecom to stage a 24-hour strike September 7 to protest government plans to privatize the public telecommunications operator, union sources said.
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France faced transport disruptions on  Saturday in some regions and a limited underground service in  Paris as a nationwide strike over pensions tailed off.
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Commuters face long delays as Tube workers continue a 72-hour walkout over pensions and jobs.
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Station fire adds to misery for thousands of travellers as bosses admit engineering work 'muddle'
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Striking train drivers brought parts of Germany's rail network to a standstill on Tuesday, backing their demands for a large pay increase with a walkout that affected tens of thousands of commuters.
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BERLIN/PARIS (from news wires) - President Nicolas Sarkozy of France faced setbacks on two starkly different domestic fronts Thursday: a wave of strikes that swept through France and an official announcement that his 11-year marriage had come to an end. The 24-hour strike halted most trains, subways and buses around the country, which led to the cancellation of and classes at some schools and theatrical performances. Only 46 of the country's 700 high-speed trains were running. Many museums were closed. Workers at the state-owned electric and gas utility companies joined the walkout, leading to a reduction in electricity output. Meanwhile, all across Germany, commuters faced major disruptions for the second time in a week as train drivers began a new strike early on Thursday to support pay demands.
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More travel chaos is expected at France's main airports as a strike by Air France workers continues.
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French civil servants and teachers are the latest to go on strike, as protests against public sector job cuts continue.
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COMMUTERS packed aboard the few trains running and surgeons handled only emergency operations as strikes over job cuts and pay disrupted rail services and hospitals throughout France yesterday.
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French rail travellers faced a difficult morning commute as a strike by train workers disrupted service across the country, on day two of a rolling campaign of public sector work stoppages.
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PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's first real test after five months in office comes at rush hour today, with a strike disrupting flights and trains around Europe, and stripping Paris of public transport - all because of anger over plans to trim some retirement packages.