Rail Workers Strike Over Plan to Cut Jobs
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French Railway workers began a 36-hour strike, which state rail operator SNCF expected would disrupt commuter service into Paris. Trade unions called the stoppage to protest planned government-backed job cuts.
In the greater Paris region, service would be reduced by almost half, SNCF said. About 70% of express intercity trains would run, and international Thalys and Eurostar trains were expected to run as normal.
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