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French rail unions call for nationwide strike from Monday

Travellers at Lyon's Part-Dieu train station. AP - Laurent Cipriani

Train drivers and controllers are planning to strike between 5 May and 11 May – a period that includes a holiday weekend. Rail workers are protesting over wages and scheduling issues.

Train controllers at France’s national rail company, SNCF, are planning to strike on 9, 10 and 11 May, following a call from Sud-Rail union, while drivers will strike from 7 May. The CGT-Cheminots, SNCF’s largest union, has urged workers to mobilise starting on Monday, 5 May.

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