Strike-a-light; France’s transport network grinds to a halt. Again.

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Strikes in France... again. The public work force vote with their feet.

Strikes in France... again. The public work force vote with their feet.

Grèves : trains, métros et bus perturbés

Strikes: trains, metros and buses affected [troubled]

Des perturbations affectent jeudi matin la circulation des trains et avions, mais peu les métros et bus parisiens.

On Thursday morning, transport-trouble will affect train and plane traffic, but less so for Parisian metro and buses.

Les syndicats appellent jeudi 23 septembre à une nouvelle journée de mobilisation contre la réforme des retraites.

Unions are calling for, on Thursday the 23rd of September, a new day of mobilisation against the pension reform.

La SNCF prévoit un trafic perturbé jusqu’à vendredi 8 heures, avec notamment 1 TGV sur 2 en moyenne, mais de 1 sur 3 sur l’axe Sud-Est et de 1 sur 4 pour les trains province-province. Sur le réseau RATP, il est prévu 1 RER B sur 5 aux heures de pointe, 3 RER A sur 4 en moyenne.

The SNCF predicts troubled traffic until 8am on Friday, with in particular an average 1 TGV in 2, but 1 in 3 in the South East and 1 in 4 for the inter-province trains. On the RATP network, predictions are for 1 RER B in 5 during rush hours, and 3 RER As in 4 on average.

Dans le métro, le trafic est globalement de plus de 85%, avec 4 rames sur 5.

In the metro, traffic is overall more than 85%, with 4 trains in 5.

[source: Les Echos]

Vocab

Grève = strike
perturbations = transport related disruptions (usually)
Les syndicats = unions
TGV = Train à Grand Vitesse (high-speed train)
RER = Parisian suburb train, larger and faster than the metro, often double-decker
Globalement = overall

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