PARIS — French railway workers went on strike today (Wednesday, July 6), with national rail operator SNCF advising customers not to travel if at all possible.
Reuters reports three of the four main unions at SNCF were taking part in the strike resulting in the cancellation of about a third of all trains. Paris commuter trains were also affected.
The strike is scheduled to last for just one day. Most cross-border operations were continuing at normal or near-normal levels, although trains to Spain and overnight service to Vienna were halted.
Unions are demanding salary increases to address inflation, an increased minimum wage, and higher bonuses.
“Railway workers are accepting a lot of sacrifices. They know, once they’re hired, that they will have to work weekends or at night,” Bruno Poncet of the Sud-Rail union told Reuters. “But the compensation for that is not enough.”
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