France: Strike over Olympics bonuses disrupts Paris trains • FRANCE 24 English

at this train station near the Chateau de Versa no service Tuesday as across the Paris region workers for the sncf national rail company go on strike rail workers are demanding Special Olympics bonuses that have already been approved for other sectors police officers working this summer will get up to €1,900 pre-tax as will garbage collectors Metro drivers will collect up to €2500 EUR in bonuses as will Hospital doctors sncf staff working the parrot Region’s Commuter Rail lines seeking the same bonus as their colleagues in the Metro we won’t accept less so far they’re offering nothing so yes we’re ready to go as far as striking during the Olympic Games it’s not just the sncf firefighters to are demanding an Olympics bonus they went on strike last week Paris airport workers are also striking Tuesday though their walk out isn’t expected to affect flight traffic with less than 70 days to go before the opening ceremony unions are flexing their muscles especially in public services and state-owned companies strike notices have been submitted clearly unions are putting pressure on the government they’re saying Mr Minister everything will go fine you just need to spend some money sncf Executives say negotiations are ongoing

Drivers and ticket inspectors on Paris commuter trains launched a one-day strike on Tuesday (May 21) to pressure management over bonuses for the Olympics this July and August.
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