French air traffic strike grounds hundreds of flights

[Surya Gayatri]

Source: France 24

The civil aviation authority has asked airlines to scrap around 40 percent of flights, warning of "disruption across the whole country”.

National carrier Air France warned of "very severe disruption" to its flight schedule, but while it pledged to operate "almost all" long-haul flights, medium and short-haul services would be badly affected.

"We cannot rule out last-minute delays and cancellations," the airline added.

Low-cost operator Ryanair said it had been forced to cancel more than 250 flights due to the industrial action.

"It's grossly unfair that thousands of European travellers will once again have their travel plans disrupted by the selfish actions of a tiny number of French ... workers," the Irish airline fumed.

Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/20150408-french-air-traffic-strike-grounds-hundreds-flights-easyjet-ryanair-france/

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1. solidarnosc!

[Omaha Steve]

2. Oh yea

[Surya Gayatri]

3. Steve, this paper by a professor at the Sorbonne

might interest you.

'The role of trade unions in France'[/b

Prof. Francis Kessler
Sorbonne law school
University Paris I

http://www.unibocconi.it/wps/wcm/connect/a0a4f52d-154e-4339-86e5-d547c858cfd1/Role+of+trade+unions+in+France.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trade_unions_in_France