Transport strikes hit

TRAVELLERS have grappled with another crippling wave of transport strikes in France, as train workers protested President Emmanuel Macron’s economic reforms and a standoff between the Government and rail unions hardened.

Train staff last week began three months of strikes in a dispute over the Government’s planned overhaul of state-run railway SNCF.

Talks between workers and ministers have so far hit a wall. Some unions are stiffening resistance, while the Government has also dug in its heels.